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Refractive

Refractive Meaning & Definition
Refractive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Refractive?

[adj] of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye"
[adj] capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Refractive: crooked | deflective | refractile

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Refractive In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*fract"ive\ (r?*fr?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]fractif. See {Refract}.] Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. {Refractive index}. (Opt.) See {Index of refraction}, under {Index}. {Absolute refractive index} (Opt.), the index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum. {Relative refractive index} (of two media) (Opt.), the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction for a ray passing out of one of the media into the other.

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