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say it: ruh-FRAK-tiv
refractive is an adjective meaning "of or relating to or capable of refraction". It is pronounced /ɹəˈfɹæktɪv/ — ruh-FRAK-tiv. It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to or capable of refraction
“the refractive characteristics of the eye”
capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for refractive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.