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refrangibility

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re⋅fran⋅gi⋅ble

  [ri-fran-juh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
Origin:
1665–75; re- + frangible

Related forms:
re⋅fran⋅gi⋅ble⋅ness, re⋅fran⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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re·fran·gi·ble   (rĭ-frān'jə-bəl)   
adj.  That can be refracted: refrangible rays of light.

[From Latin refringere, to refract (influenced by refract).]
re·fran'gi·bil'i·ty, re·fran'gi·ble·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·fran·gi·bil·i·ty
Pronunciation: ri-"fran-j&-'bil-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the property of being able to be refracted
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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