REFRACTIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does refractive mean? • REFRACTIVE (adjective)
The adjective REFRACTIVE has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to or capable of refraction
2. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Familiarity information: REFRACTIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REFRACTIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or capable of refraction
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
refractile; refractive
Context example:
the refractive characteristics of the eye
Pertainym:
refraction (the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another)
Meaning:
Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Synonyms:
deflective; refractive
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
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