REFRACTIVITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction

Synonyms:

refractiveness; refractivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("refractivity" is a kind of...):

bending; deflection; deflexion (the property of being bent or deflected)

Derivation:

refractive (capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave))

refractive (of or relating to or capable of refraction)