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REFRACTIVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does refractivity mean? 

REFRACTIVITY (noun)
  The noun REFRACTIVITY has 1 sense:

1. the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refractionplay

  Familiarity information: REFRACTIVITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REFRACTIVITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

refractiveness; refractivity

Hypernyms ("refractivity" is a kind of...):

bending; deflection; deflexion (the property of being bent or deflected)

Derivation:

refractive (capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave))

refractive (of or relating to or capable of refraction)


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