Meanings
adjectiverefractive (comparative more refractive, superlative most refractive)
comparative more refractive · superlative most refractive
- That refracts; causing or relating to refraction.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to or capable of refraction
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adjectivecapable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with refractive
activeinteractiveattractiveinactiveradioactivereactiveproactiveunattractivehyperactiveextractiveoveractiveimmunoreactivesubtractiveunderactivetractivefactivecontractiveabstractivecounteractivedetractivedistractiveenactivehyperreactivehypoactive
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APA
refractive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractive
MLA
“refractive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refractive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refractive.
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