refrangible

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈfrændʒɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri fran′jə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•fran•gi•ble  (ri fran′jə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Opticscapable of being refracted, as rays of light.
  • re- + frangible 1665–75
re•fran′gi•ble•ness, re•fran′gi•bil′i•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
refrangible / rɪˈfrændʒɪbəl/
  1. capable of being refracted
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin refringere to break up, from re- + frangere to breakreˌfrangiˈbility, reˈfrangibleness
'refrangible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
irrefrangible

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