refractive

English

Etymology

From refract +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

refractive (comparative more refractive, superlative most refractive)

1. That refracts; causing or relating to refraction.

Derived terms

• autorefractive
• birefractive
• chemorefractive
• isorefractive
• keratorefractive
• nonrefractive
• photorefractive
• refractive error
• refractive index
• refractively
• refractiveness
• refractive power
• refractivity
• unrefractive