adjective · rare

refractory

refractory · more refractory · most refractory

жаропрочный, огнеупорный

refraktär, widerborstig, widerspenstig, störrisch

Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to somethingObstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.

UK/ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/US/ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/

» Tom bought a refractory telescope.

Meaning

4 senses

Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
widerborstig, widerspenstig, störrisch
Not affected by great heat.
hitzebeständig, feuerbeständig, feuerfest
жаропрочныйžaropročnyj, огнеупорныйogneupornyj
Resistant to treatment; not responding adequately to therapy.
not responding to treatment
Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
unbeeinflussbar, refraktär, passiv

Examples

2 sentences

Tom bought a refractory telescope.
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A refractory material resists heat.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

not affected by great heat:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

obstinate; strongly opposed:

medicine: difficult to heal:

not affected by great heat:

biology: incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus:

Origin

From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“to

From Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refrāctus, past participle of refringere (“to break up”). Originally refractary, refractarie, but reanalysed after other adjectives in -ory.

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