refractive
1Refractive — Re*fract ive (r?*fr?kt ?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]fractif. See {Refract}.] Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. [1913 Webster] {Refractive index}. (Opt.) …
2refractive — 1670s, from L.L. refractivus, or from REFRACT (Cf. refract) + IVE (Cf. ive) …
3refractive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or involving refraction. DERIVATIVES refractively adverb …
4refractive — 1. Pertaining to refraction. 2. Having the power to refract. SYN: refringent. * * * re·frac·tive ri frak tiv adj 1) having power to refract <a refractive lens> 2) relating to or due to refraction <refractive phenomena> <refractive… …
5refractive — adj. Refractive is used with these nouns: ↑index …
6refractive — adj. of or involving refraction. Phrases and idioms: refractive index the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in a specified medium …
7Refractive surgery — Refractive eye surgery is any eye surgery used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease or eliminate dependency on glasses or contact lenses. This can include various methods of surgical remodeling of the cornea or cataract surgery …
8Refractive index — Refractive Re*fract ive (r?*fr?kt ?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]fractif. See {Refract}.] Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. [1913 Webster] {Refractive… …
9Refractive index contrast — Refractive index contrast, in an optical fiber, is a measure of the relative difference in refractive index of the core and cladding. Refractive index contrast, Delta;, is given by Delta; = ( n 12 n 22)/(2 n 12), where n 1 is the maximum… …
10refractive index — n INDEX OF REFRACTION * * * the refractive power of a medium compared with that of air, which is assumed to be 1. Symbol n, n, or nD …
