refrangible

[ ri-fran-juh-buhl ]

/ rɪˈfræn dʒə bəl /

adjective

capable of being refracted, as rays of light.

Origin of refrangible

First recorded in 1665–75; re- + frangible

OTHER WORDS FROM refrangible

re·fran·gi·ble·ness, re·fran·gi·bil·i·ty, nounun·re·fran·gi·ble, adjective

Words nearby refrangible

refractory period, refractory state, refracture, refrain, reframe, refrangible, refreeze, refresco, refresh, refreshen, refresher

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Example sentences from the Web for refrangible

Light is decomposed by the prism, because its component parts are refrangible in different degrees, by the same refracting medium.
Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained|Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones
Violets reflect the most refrangible most copiously, and thence have their Colour, and so of other Bodies.
Opticks|Isaac Newton
Minium reflects the least refrangible or red-making Rays most copiously, and thence appears red.
Opticks|Isaac Newton

British Dictionary definitions for refrangible

refrangible

/ (rɪˈfrændʒɪbəl) /

adjective

capable of being refracted

Derived forms of refrangible

refrangibility or refrangibleness, noun

Word Origin for refrangible

C17: from Latin refringere to break up, from re- + frangere to break

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	refrangible
释义	refrangible [ ri-fran-juh-buhl ] / rɪˈfræn dʒə bəl / adjective capable of being refracted, as rays of light. Origin of refrangible First recorded in 1665–75; re- + frangible OTHER WORDS FROM refrangible re·fran·gi·ble·ness, re·fran·gi·bil·i·ty, nounun·re·fran·gi·ble, adjective Words nearby refrangible refractory period, refractory state, refracture, refrain, reframe, refrangible, refreeze, refresco, refresh, refreshen, refresher Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for refrangible Light is decomposed by the prism, because its component parts are refrangible in different degrees, by the same refracting medium. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained\|Jane Haldimand Marcet and Thomas P. Jones Violets reflect the most refrangible most copiously, and thence have their Colour, and so of other Bodies. Opticks\|Isaac Newton Minium reflects the least refrangible or red-making Rays most copiously, and thence appears red. Opticks\|Isaac Newton British Dictionary definitions for refrangible refrangible / (rɪˈfrændʒɪbəl) / adjective capable of being refracted Derived forms of refrangible refrangibility or refrangibleness, noun Word Origin for refrangible C17: from Latin refringere to break up, from re- + frangere to break Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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