refractive
English Thesaurus
1. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) (adj.all)
| similar | : | crooked, |
| definition | : | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | refractiveness, refractivity, |
| definition | : | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | determine the refracting power of (a lens) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | deflect, |
| definition | : | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | subject to refraction (verb.perception) |
2. of or relating to or capable of refraction (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | refraction, |
| definition | : | the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | refractiveness, refractivity, |
| definition | : | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | determine the refracting power of (a lens) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | subject to refraction (verb.perception) |
3. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) (adj.all)
| derivation | : | refractiveness, refractivity, |
| definition | : | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | determine the refracting power of (a lens) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | deflect, |
| definition | : | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | subject to refraction (verb.perception) |
4. of or relating to or capable of refraction (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | refraction, |
| definition | : | the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | refractiveness, refractivity, |
| definition | : | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | determine the refracting power of (a lens) (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | refract, |
| definition | : | subject to refraction (verb.perception) |
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