Meaning

1 senses

  1. That refracts; causing or relating to refraction.

    of or relating to or capable of refraction

Forms

more refractive, most refractive
Comparativemore refractive Lesson
Superlativemost refractive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to or capable of refraction:refractile
  • capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave):deflective

Word family

16 related words
Relatedrefractivenessrefractrefractivityrefraction
Derivedautorefractivebirefractivechemorefractiveisorefractivekeratorefractivenonrefractivephotorefractiverefractive errorrefractive indexrefractivelyrefractive powerunrefractive

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reformB2reformerreformulaterefrainB2refreshC1
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