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refringency

English

Noun

refringency (usually uncountable, plural refringencies)

  1. The power of a substance to refract a ray.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Nichol to this entry?)

refringency From the web:

  • what does birefringence mean
  • what does positive birefringence mean
  • what is birefringent crystal


refringence

English

Etymology

refringe +? -ence, from Latin refringere. Refract and derivatives come from the past participle of the same Latin verb.

Noun

refringence (countable and uncountable, plural refringences)

  1. (physics) refractive power; refraction


Derived terms

  • birefringence

Translations

Anagrams

  • referencing

refringence From the web:

  • what does birefringence mean
  • what does positive birefringence mean
  • what is birefringent crystal
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