refrangentadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfran(d)ʒ(ə)nt/, U.S.

/rəˈfrændʒ(ə)nt/,

/riˈfrændʒ(ə)nt/

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin *refrangent-, *refrangens, *refrangere.

Etymology: Apparently < an unattested post-classical Latin form *refrangent-, *refrangens, present participle of *refrangere, alteration (after classical Latin frangere to break: see fragment n.) of classical Latin refringere (see refract v.).

Chiefly Optics. rare.

Refracting, refractive.

ΚΠ

1812 tr. F. Péron in J. Pinkerton Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. XI. 774 As all astronomical observations are dependent on the state of the atmosphere, its refrangent quality [Fr. réfrangibilité] at this time, by its variation, occasioned..a most vexatious disparity.

1880 A. C. Swinburne Garden of Cymodoce in Songs Springtides 304 The beam..refrangent again from the wave.

1911 Dis. Horse (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (rev. ed.) 78 Clear refrangent oil globules.

1963 S. Pines in A. C. Crombie Sci. Change vi. 200 Ibn alHaitham establishes a law of refraction,..according to which the difference in the intensity of transparency between the body whence the light proceeds and the refrangent body determines the angle of refraction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refrangent
释义	refrangentadj. Brit. /rᵻˈfran(d)ʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈfrændʒ(ə)nt/, /riˈfrændʒ(ə)nt/ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin refrangent-, refrangens, refrangere. Etymology: Apparently < an unattested post-classical Latin form refrangent-, refrangens, present participle of refrangere, alteration (after classical Latin frangere to break: see fragment n.) of classical Latin refringere (see refract v.). Chiefly Optics. rare. Refracting, refractive. ΚΠ 1812 tr. F. Péron in J. Pinkerton Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. XI. 774 As all astronomical observations are dependent on the state of the atmosphere, its refrangent quality [Fr. réfrangibilité] at this time, by its variation, occasioned..a most vexatious disparity. 1880 A. C. Swinburne Garden of Cymodoce in Songs Springtides 304 The beam..refrangent again from the wave. 1911 Dis. Horse (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (rev. ed.) 78 Clear refrangent oil globules. 1963 S. Pines in A. C. Crombie Sci. Change vi. 200 Ibn alHaitham establishes a law of refraction,..according to which the difference in the intensity of transparency between the body whence the light proceeds and the refrangent body determines the angle of refraction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1812
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