deflective, refractive
(adjective) capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
refractive, refractile
(adjective) of or relating to or capable of refraction; “the refractive characteristics of the eye”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
refractive (comparative more refractive, superlative most refractive)
That refracts; causing or relating to refraction.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fract"ive (r*frkt"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réfractif. See Refract.]
Definition: Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 January 2025
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
