• (a.) Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar.
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Synonym for refractive ... Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. Refractive index. ... <medicine> 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. ......
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Re·frin'gent (-j
e nt)
adjective [ Latin
refringens , present participle of
refringere . See
Refract .] Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive; refracting; as, a
refringent prism of spar.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-frin′jent Synonyms: refractive
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