refringency

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noun

The power of a substance to refract a ray.

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Meanings

nounrefringency (usually uncountable, plural refringencies)

plural refringencies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe power of a substance to refract a ray.

    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

    1843, Richard Taylor, Scientific Memoirs
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APA

refringency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refringency

MLA

“refringency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refringency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refringency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refringency.

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