Associations to the word «Refractive»

Wiktionary

REFRACTIVE, adjective. Describing that which refracts.
REFRACTIVE INDEX, noun. (physics) The ratio of the speed of light in air or vacuum to that in another medium.

Dictionary definition

REFRACTIVE, adjective. Of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye".
REFRACTIVE, adjective. Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke