refringencyn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/rəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)nsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: refringent adj., -ency suffix.

Etymology: < refringent adj. (see -ency suffix), after French réfringence (1740 or earlier).

Now chiefly Biology.

Refractivity; refractility.

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

refractility1849

refringency1851

refractivity1889

refringence1896

1851 Mechanic's Mag. 14 209 The velocity with which a luminous ray passes through a given body, depends exclusively on the refringency of this body.

1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. vi. 211 Imbedded in the protoplasm,..there are generally minute granules which have a high degree of refringency.

1900 A. C. Jones tr. A. Fischer Struct. & Functions of Bacteria i. 6 The latter appears as a pale homogeneous mass with occasional granules of stronger refringency.

1959 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 78 203 There are a few inclusions which appeared to be small droplets and because of their high refringency, could have been oil or volutin.

1984 Jrnl. Physics C 17 3507 (title) Refringency laws and optical properties of water at various temperatures.

2002 Oncogene 21 1175/1 p60^v-src inactivation..resulted in a dramatic change in cell shape..(flattening of the cells, loss of refringency, modifications of cell-cell contacts).

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

单词	refringency
释义	refringencyn. Brit. /rᵻˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nsi/, U.S. /rəˈfrɪndʒ(ə)nsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: refringent adj., -ency suffix. Etymology: < refringent adj. (see -ency suffix), after French réfringence (1740 or earlier). Now chiefly Biology. Refractivity; refractility. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > refraction > [noun] > ability to refract refractility1849 refringency1851 refractivity1889 refringence1896 1851 Mechanic's Mag. 14 209 The velocity with which a luminous ray passes through a given body, depends exclusively on the refringency of this body. 1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. vi. 211 Imbedded in the protoplasm,..there are generally minute granules which have a high degree of refringency. 1900 A. C. Jones tr. A. Fischer Struct. & Functions of Bacteria i. 6 The latter appears as a pale homogeneous mass with occasional granules of stronger refringency. 1959 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 78 203 There are a few inclusions which appeared to be small droplets and because of their high refringency, could have been oil or volutin. 1984 Jrnl. Physics C 17 3507 (title) Refringency laws and optical properties of water at various temperatures. 2002 Oncogene 21 1175/1 p60^v-src inactivation..resulted in a dramatic change in cell shape..(flattening of the cells, loss of refringency, modifications of cell-cell contacts). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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