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adj. Describing that which refracts.

adj. Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction

Of or pertaining to refraction; serving or having power to refract or turn from a direct course.

Capable of being refracted: as, the refractive violet rays.

adj. of or relating to or capable of refraction

adj. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)

"A fundamental property called the refractive index governs the amount of light a material reflects, as well as other optical properties such as diffraction, refraction, and the speed of light inside the material."

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