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refrangible
[ ri-fran-juh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
refrangible
/ rɪˈfrændʒɪbəl /
adjective
- capable of being refracted
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Derived Forms
- reˌfrangiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- re·frangi·ble·ness re·frangi·bili·ty noun
- unre·frangi·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of refrangible1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of refrangible1
C17: from Latin refringere to break up, from re- + frangere to break
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Example Sentences
Type I is distinguished by the intensity of the light in the more refrangible end of the spectrum, the blue and violet.
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Light is decomposed by the prism, because its component parts are refrangible in different degrees, by the same refracting medium.
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A yellow solution of picric acid also allows the green to pass, but quenches all the more refrangible light.
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The spectrum has fluted bands shaded from blue to red, and sharply defined at the more refrangible edge.
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Hence, in this case, the more refrangible rays are the most chemically active.
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