adj
Meaning 1
That refracts; causing or relating to refraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
refractive
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rhymes with -æktɪv
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CMU ARPABET: R AH0 F R AE1 K T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to or capable of refraction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the refractive characteristics of the eye
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: refractile
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deflective
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English refract Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English refractive From refract + -ive.
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