REFRACTILE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or capable of refraction

Example:

the refractive characteristics of the eye

Synonyms:

refractile; refractive

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

refraction (the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another)

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