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Found 1 definition: refractive.

Pos: Adjective

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Adjective refractive has 2 senses

1. refractive(a = adj.pert) refractile - of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye"
Derived forms verb refract₂, verb refract₁, noun refractiveness₁, noun refractivity₁

2. refractive(s = adj.all) deflective - capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave); Array
Derived forms verb refract₂, verb refract₁, noun refractiveness₁, noun refractivity₁

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

refractive, a. [Cf. F. réfractif. See Refract.].

Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. [1913 Webster]

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.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

refractive, adj. of or involving refraction.

Idiom:
refractive index the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in a specified medium.

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