diaclasisn.
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fraction?a1560
refraction1563
infraction1635
diaclasis1883
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Diaclasis,..a fracture.
1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Diaclasis, refraction of light rays.
Derivatives
diaˈclastic adj.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [adjective]
refractious1633
refractive1642
refracting1644
refringent1654
dioptric1672
refractory1788
anaclastic1796
refractile1797
prismy1799
diaclastic1883
Brewsterian1942
1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Diaclastic..relating to Diaclasia [a method of amputation], or to Diaclasis.
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