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REFRACTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Synonyms:
deflective; refractive
Classified under:
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Derivation:
refract (determine the refracting power of (a lens))
refract (subject to refraction)
refractiveness; refractivity (the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or capable of refraction
Example:
the refractive characteristics of the eye
Synonyms:
refractile; refractive
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
refraction (the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another)
Derivation:
refract (determine the refracting power of (a lens))
refract (subject to refraction)
refractiveness; refractivity (the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction)
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