refringencen.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)ns/, U.S.

/rəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)ns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refringent adj., -ence suffix.

Etymology: < refringent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare French réfringence (see refringency n.). Compare earlier refringency n.

= refringency n.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [noun] > ability to refract

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.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refringence
释义	refringencen. Brit. /rᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)ns/, U.S. /rəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)ns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: refringent adj., -ence suffix. Etymology: < refringent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare French réfringence (see refringency n.). Compare earlier refringency n. = refringency n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [noun] > ability to refract 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. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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