refrangibleness
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Refrangibleness — Refrangible Re*fran gi*ble ( fr?n j?*b l), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]frangible. See {Refract}.] 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refrangibleness — noun see refrangible … New Collegiate Dictionary
refrangibleness — n. Refrangibility … New dictionary of synonyms
refrangibleness — re·fran·gi·ble·ness … English syllables
refrangibleness — noun see refrangible * * * refrangibilˈity or refranˈgibleness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑refrangible … Useful english dictionary
refrangible — refrangibleness, refrangibility, n. /ri fran jeuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being refracted, as rays of light. [1665 75; RE + FRANGIBLE] * * * … Universalium
refrangible — adjective Etymology: irregular from Latin refringere to break up Date: 1673 capable of being refracted • refrangibility noun • refrangibleness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
refrangibility — n. Refrangibleness … New dictionary of synonyms
refrangible — /rəˈfrændʒəbəl / (say ruh franjuhbuhl) adjective capable of being refracted, as rays of light. {re + Latin frangere break + ible} –refrangibleness, refrangibility /rəfrændʒəˈbɪləti/ (say ruhfranjuh biluhtee), noun …
refrangible — [ri fran′jə bəl] adj. [< VL * refrangere (see REFRAIN2)] that can be refracted, as light rays refrangibility n. refrangibleness … English World dictionary
