refractive

Speech parts

1. refractive - Adjective

2. refractive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

deflective refractile refraction crooked scattered crack diffuse deflection skew skewed refractometer distorted inflectional refract dispersed

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Antonyms

straight uninflected

Phrases with the word

low-refractive-index high-refractive-index double-refractive astigmatic refractive error logarithmic measure of the refractive index

Examples

the refractive characteristics of the eye Source: Internet

A cat is seen looking through a glass, which has three layers of solution, with decreasing refractive index from bottom to top. Source: Internet

Almost all solids and liquids have refractive indices above 1.3, with aerogel as the clear exception. Source: Internet

An interference filter consists of multiple thin layers of dielectric material having different refractive indices. Source: Internet

As light passes the border between media, depending upon the relative refractive indices of the two media, the light will either be refracted to a lesser angle, or a greater one. Source: Internet

Adding barium also increases the refractive index. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

refractionate refractionist refractious refractive error refractive index refractive power