| ADJECTIVE | pert | refractive, refractile | of or relating to or capable of refraction |
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| all | refractive, deflective | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) |
| Sounds | rahfrae'ktihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to or capable of refraction. | |
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| Example | "the refractive characteristics of the eye" | |
| Synonym | refractile | |
| Nouns | refraction | the change in direction of a propagating / propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another |
| refractivity, refractiveness | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction | |
| Verbs | refract | determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
| refract | subject to refraction | |
| Meaning | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave). | |
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| Synonym | deflective | |
| Broader | crooked | Having or marked by bends or angles |
| Spanish | refractiva, refractivo, refringente | |
| Nouns | refractivity, refractiveness | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction |
| Verbs | refract | determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
| refract | subject to refraction | |
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