refractivity

[ree-frak-tiv-i-tee]

re·frac·tiv·i·ty

[ree-frak-tiv-i-tee]
noun
the power to refract.
Also called refringence.


Origin:
refractive + -ity
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Refractivity has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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refractive (rɪˈfræktɪv)
 
adj
1.  of or concerned with refraction
2.  (of a material or substance) capable of causing refraction
 
refractively
 
adv
 
refractiveness
 
n
 
refractivity
 
n

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