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gravitational lensing comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition	has synonym
radiation direction modification	radiation modification
gravitational lensing	radiation direction modification	The bending of light caused by the gravity of an object lying between us and the light source. This may cause the light source to look brighter than it normally does.	deflection of light

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