refractivity

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē′frak tiv′i tē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•frac•tiv•i•ty  (rē′frak tiv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Opticsthe power to refract. Also called refringence. 
  • refractive + -ity

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•frac•tive  (ri frak′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to refraction.
  2. Also, refractile. having power to refract.
  • Late Latin refrāctīvus (of pronouns) reflexive. See refract, -ive
  • 1665–75
re•frac′tive•ly, adv. 
re•frac′tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
refractive / rɪˈfræktɪv/
  1. of or concerned with refraction
  2. (of a material or substance) capable of causing refraction
reˈfractivelyreˈfractiveness, refractivity / ˌriːfrækˈtɪvɪtɪ/
'refractivity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
refractive - refringence

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