Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The power of a substance to refract a ray; refringent or refractive power.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The power of a substance to
refract aray .
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The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed refringency n.
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