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refractive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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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.

Meanings

  1. That refracts; causing or relating to refraction.

Forms

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more refractive Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most refractive Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

nonrefractive · refractively · autorefractive · refractive power · isorefractive · refractivity · unrefractive · refractive index · refractiveness · refractive error · chemorefractive · birefractive · photorefractive · keratorefractive