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REFRACTIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
Synonyms:
refractiveness; refractivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
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)