refractile

1. 1.

   of or relating to or capable of refraction

   “the refractive characteristics of the eye”

   Synonymsrefractive

Questions about refractile

What does refractile mean?

refractile means "of or relating to or capable of refraction".

How many syllables are in refractile?

refractile has 4 syllables and divides as re-frac-ti-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for refractile?

Close synonyms include refractive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is refractile a common word?

refractile is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.