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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras