Refringency
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Refringency is a noun meaning The power of a substance to refract a ray.
Meaning
The power of a substance to refract a ray.
Example Sentences
The velocity with which a luminous ray passes through a given body depends exclusively on the refringency of this body and on the velocity of emission of the ray, on the velocity it had in vacuo
Word Forms
- refringencies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include refractivity, refractedness, refractiveness, refractility, refrangibility, refrangibleness.
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