REFRANGIBLE

Etymology

Adjective

refrangible (comparative more refrangible, superlative most refrangible)

(dated) That may be refracted.

Synonym: refractable

Source: Wiktionary


Re*fran"gi*ble (-frn"j*b'l), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réfrangible. See Refract.]

Definition: Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light.

– Re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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