refractive

a. ஔதக்கதிடிர் விலக்கஞ் செய்கிற, ஔதக்கதிர்க் கோட்டஞ் சார்ந்த.

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Re*fract"ive (r*frkt"v), a. Etym: [Cf. F. réfractif. See Refract.] Defn: Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers. Refractive index. (Opt.) See Index of refraction, under Index. -- Absolute refractive index (Opt.), the index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum. -- Relative refractive index (of two media) (Opt.), the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction for a ray passing out of one of the media into the other.

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