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Definitions: Refractive |
RefractiveAdjective1. Of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye". 2. Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "refractive" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1859. (references) |
Synonyms: RefractiveSynonyms: deflective (adj), refractile (adj). (additional references) |
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 | Diagram of possible sound wave paths in water Wave-path O-C-E came close to describing refractive path of sound in SOFAR layer Sound path model developed in 1930's for radio acoustic ranging work Didn't yet understand the channeling effect of the velocity minimum Furthest RAR use was out to 206 miles offshore in 1925.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | A phoropter is a machine used to detect refractive errors.Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. |
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Health | The refractive process is similar to the way a camera takes a picture. (references) | |
Most patients are very pleased with the results of their refractive surgery. (references) | ||
These imperfections in the focusing power of the eye are called refractive errors. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Refractive" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Refractive" is used about 61 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 61 | 43,149 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "refractive": Absolute refractive index ♦ radio refractive index ♦ refractive ametropia ♦ Refractive Errors ♦ refractive hypermetropia ♦ refractive hyperopia ♦ refractive index ♦ refractive index profile ♦ refractive modulus ♦ refractive myopia ♦ Refractive Power ♦ relative refractive index. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "refractive": refractive-index. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "refractive"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | thyes (refractional), përthyes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كاسر الأشعة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | рефракционен (refractional). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 折射 (refract, Refracted, Refracting, refraction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | refraktionsvirkninger (refractive effects), refraktionsmyopi (refractive myopia), refraktionsmodul (refractive modulus), refraktionsindeks (refractive index), refraktionshypermetropi (refraction hyperopia, refractive hypermetropia, refractive hyperopia), refraktionseffekter (refractive effects), refraktionsametropi (refractive ametropia), middel-refraktionsindeks (mean refractive index), brydningskoefficient (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), brydningsindex (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), brydningsindeks (index of refraction, optical index, radio refractive index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), brydningsforhold (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), brydningseksponent (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), brudtal (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | refractieve effecten (refractive effects), refractie-index (refractive index), refractieafwijking (refractive ametropia), radiorefractie-index (index of refraction, radio refractive index, refractive index), hyperopie (hypermetropia, hyperopia, long sight, longsightedness, refraction hyperopia, refractive hypermetropia, refractive hyperopia), ametropie (refractive ametropia), bijzienheid (refractive myopia), brekingsafwijking (refractive ametropia), brekingsindex (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), brekingsmodulus (refractive modulus), gemiddelde-refractie-index (mean refractive index), hypermetropia (refraction hyperopia, refractive hypermetropia, refractive hyperopia), ametropia (refractive ametropia), hyperopia (hypermetropia, hyperopia, long sight, longsightedness, refraction hyperopia, refractive hypermetropia, refractive hyperopia), waarde van de brekingsindex (unit of refractive index), myopia (refractive myopia), myopie (myopia, refractive myopia), oververziendheid (hypermetropia, hyperopia, long sight, longsightedness, refraction hyperopia, refractive hypermetropia, refractive hyperopia), hypermetropie (hypermetropia, hyperopia, long sight, longsightedness, refraction hyperopia, refractive hypermetropia, refractive hyperopia). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | refraktometri-luku (refractive index), refraktioindeksi (index of refraction, optical index, refraction coefficient, refractive index), taittovaikutukset (refractive effects), taittokerroin (index of refraction, radio refractive index, refractive index), taitekerroin (refractive index), M-kerroin (refractive modulus), keskimääräinen taitekerroin (mean refractive index). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | réfringent (refracting, refringent), réfractif. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | lichtbrechend, Brechungs... (refractivity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαθλαστικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fénytörõ (dioptric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rifrangente. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 屈折率 (refractive index). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くっせつりつ (refractive index). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | aascellagh (refringent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | efractiveray refrativo (dioptric, refractional), refrangente (refractional). (various references) refractar (fire-resisting, insubordinate, intractable, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unmanageable, unwilling). (various references) преломляющий (dioptric, refractional). (various references) preloman (crucial), koji prelama. (various references) refractivo (refrangible). (various references) refraktiv. (various references) sapma (bias, declension, declination, deflection, deflexion, departure, detour, deviation, divagation, drift, excursion, inequality, lapse, obliqueness, obliquity, perversion, refracting, spread, swing, turn, warp), kıran, kırılma (break, breakage, breaking, fracture, offence, offense, refracting, refraction, rupture, smash, split), kırılan, ışığı kıran. (various references) що заломлю" (dioptric). (various references) khúc xạ (refractional). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "refractive": refractively, refractiveness, refractivenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Refractive" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: refractile, retractive. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "refractive" (pronounced rufra"ktiv) |
| 6 | -r a" k t i v | attractive, unattractive. |
| 5 | -a" k t i v | active, hyperactive, inactive, interactive, overactive, proactive, radioactive, reactive, retroactive. |
| 4 | -k t i v | addictive, adjective, affective, collective, conductive, connective, constructive, corrective, counterproductive, defective, destructive, detective, directive, distinctive, effective, elective, ineffective, infective, injunctive, instinctive, instructive, introspective, invective, irrespective, nonproductive, objective, obstructive, octave, perspective, photoconductive, predictive, productive, projective, prospective, protective, reconstructive, reflective, reproductive, respective, restrictive, retrospective, seductive, selective, subjective, superconductive, unproductive, vindictive. |
| 3 | -t i v | abortive, accommodative, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, adaptive, additive, administrative, adoptive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, authoritative, automotive, captive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, congestive, consecutive, conservative, consultative, contemplative, contraceptive, cooperative, corruptive, creative, cumulative, curative, deceptive, decorative, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, descriptive, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, disincentive, disparages, dispositive, disruptive, dissipative, distributive, duplicative, elucidative, eruptive, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inattentive, incentive, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, interpretive, intuitive, inventive, investigative, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, perceptive, plaintive, positive, preemptive, prerogative, preservative, presumptive, preventative, preventive, primitive, probative, prognosticative, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, receptive, recuperative, redemptive, redistributive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, restive, restorative, secretive, sedative, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, substantive, suggestive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unreceptive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vituperative. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-i-r-r-t-v" | |
-2 letters: craftier, creative, reactive. | |
-3 letters: caterer, cirrate, erratic, ferrate, ferrite, fiercer, reciter, recrate, refract, retrace, riveter, tearier, terrace. | |
-4 letters: active, aerier, afreet, arrive, artier, career, carter, carver, cerate, cerite, crater, craver, create, ecarte, facete, faerie, fairer, farcer, farcie, fearer, feater, feriae, ferret, ferric, fiacre, fierce, fracti, frater, irater, racier, rafter, reaver, recite, reface, refect, refire, reiver, retear, retire, revert, riever, tearer, terrae, tierce, tracer, varier, verier, verite. | |
-5 letters: aerie, afire, afrit, after, airer, aiver, areic, arete, avert, carer, caret, carte, carve, cater, caver, cavie, ceria, citer, civet, craft, crate, crave, crier, eater, erect, erica, evert, evict, evite, facer, facet, farce, farci, farer, feria, fever, firer, fiver, freer, frere, friar, frier, irate, racer, rater, raver, react, reave, recta, recti, refer, refit, reive, retia, retie, revet, ricer, rifer, river, rivet, tarre, terai, terce, terra, trace, trave, triac, trice, trier, vatic, vicar, vitae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-f-i-r-r-t-v" | |
+2 letters: refractively. | |
+4 letters: refractiveness, refractivities. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . ..-. .-. .- -.-. - .. ...- . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100110 01110010 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e f r a c t i v e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0066 0072 0061 0063 0074 0069 0076 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52717284676986758871 |
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