refringencen.
/rᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)ns/, U.S. /rəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)ns/ = refringency n.
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refractility1849
refringency1851
refractivity1889
refringence1896
1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 916 A baculiform body of slight refringence was observed.
1926 Lancet 14 Aug. 319/1 When viewed with the narrow beam it [sc. the lens of the eye] shows a series of concentric lamellæ of varying hue and refringence.
1940 Sci. Monthly Apr. 326 It has..become possible to select glasses differing appreciably in absolute refringence.
1975 Bull. Geol. Surv. Great Brit. 52 65 (title) Refringence of iron-rich wollastonite.
2006 Arch. Med. Res. 37 237/1 Phase contrast microscopy images have shown the high refringence of microtubule bundles inside dividing nuclei.
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