Etymology

refringence

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Today it means: refractive power; refraction Full definition →

Latin refringere
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  1. Latin · derived fromrefringere
  2. English todayrefringence

From refringe + -ence, from Latin refringere. Refract and derivatives come from the past participle of the same Latin verb.

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