refractivity

ˌriːfrækˈtɪvɪti

refractivities

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Definition of refractivity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

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measure of light speed reduction in a medium

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Glass has a higher refractivity than air.

optical density

refractive index

optical property

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quality of being refractive

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The refractivity of the material determines how it bends light..

optical density

refractive index

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Origin of refractivity

Latin, refractivus (bending back)

Examples of refractivity in a sentence

Scientists measure refractivity to design better lenses.
Scientists measured the refractivity of the new lens material.
The refractivity of water affects how objects appear underwater.

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French:réfractivité, pouvoir réfractif, ...
German:Brechzahl, Brechungsvermögen, ...
Italian:rifrattività, ...
Spanish:refracción, refractividad, ...
Portuguese:refratividade, ...
Chinese:折射率, 折光性, ...
Japanese:屈折率, ...
Arabic:اِنْكِسارِيَّة, قابِلِيَّة الاِنْكِسار, ...
Hebrew:מַקְדֵּם שְׁבִירָה, כּוֹשֶׁר שְׁבִירָה, ...
Russian:преломляемость, рефрактивность, ...
Ukrainian:рефрактивність, заломлювальна здатність, ...
Hindi:अपवर्तकता, विपथन क्षमता, ...
Bengali:প্রতিসরতা, প্রতিসরণ ক্ষমতা, ...
Catalan:refractivitat, índex de refracció, ...
Czech:refraktivita, ...
Danish:brydningsindeks, brydningskraft, ...
Dutch:brekingsindex, ...
Greek:διαθλαστικότητα, δείκτης διάθλασης, ...
Hungarian:refraktivitás, fénytörő képesség, ...
Khmer:សន្ទស្សន៍ចំណាំងបែរដកមួយ, សមត្ថភាពបត់ពន្លឺ, ...
Korean:굴절률, 굴절성, ...
Persian:ضریب شکست, ...
Polish:refrakcja, refrakcyjność, ...
Portuguese (BR):refratividade, ...
Romanian:refractivitate, refractibilitate, ...
Swedish:brytningsindex, brytningsförmåga, ...
Thai:การหักเห, การหักเหของแสง, ...
Turkish:kırılma indisi, kırılma yeteneği, ...
Vietnamese:độ khúc xạ, khả năng khúc xạ, ...

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