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Dictionary Results for refractive:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

refractive
    adj 1: of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the
           refractive characteristics of the eye" [syn:
           refractive, refractile]
    2: capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
       [syn: deflective, refractive]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Refractive \Re*fract"ive\ (r?*fr?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F.
   r['e]fractif. See Refract.]
   Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct
   course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces;
   refractive powers.
   [1913 Webster]

   Refractive index. (Opt.) See Index of refraction, under
      Index.

   Absolute refractive index (Opt.), the index of refraction
      of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum.
      

   Relative refractive index (of two media) (Opt.), the ratio
      of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the
      angle of refraction for a ray passing out of one of the
      media into the other.
      [1913 Webster]

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