Refractive
adjective
Something that can change the direction of light that hits it.
Water has a higher refractive index than air, which is why things look bent in water.
Often appears as...
- refractive index
- refractive error
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Scientific
adjective
Related to the refraction of light.
The doctor told me to wear glasses to correct for the refractive error in my vision.
Often appears as...
- refractive surgery
- refractive correction
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Medical
adjective
Something that can change the direction of light that hits it.
Water has a higher refractive index than air, which is why things look bent in water.
Often appears as...
- refractive index
- refractive error
Usage tips
Scientific
adjective
Related to the refraction of light.
The doctor told me to wear glasses to correct for the refractive error in my vision.
Often appears as...
- refractive surgery
- refractive correction
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Change
Refractive relates to how objects can appear altered when viewed through different materials.
The stick looks refractive when submerged in water; it seems bent.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Color Change
Refractive changes direction of light, but doesn't alter colors, like prisms do.
Despite the refractive qualities of her glasses, the colors remained true.
Pro Tip 3/3Physics Context
Used in scientific contexts, often discussing lenses, glasses or transparent materials.
In physics class, we learned how refractive lenses focus light.
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Change
Refractive relates to how objects can appear altered when viewed through different materials.
The stick looks refractive when submerged in water; it seems bent.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Color Change
Refractive changes direction of light, but doesn't alter colors, like prisms do.
Despite the refractive qualities of her glasses, the colors remained true.
Pro Tip 3/3Physics Context
Used in scientific contexts, often discussing lenses, glasses or transparent materials.
In physics class, we learned how refractive lenses focus light.
Pro Tip 1/3Visible Change
Refractive relates to how objects can appear altered when viewed through different materials.
The stick looks refractive when submerged in water; it seems bent.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Color Change
Refractive changes direction of light, but doesn't alter colors, like prisms do.
Despite the refractive qualities of her glasses, the colors remained true.
Pro Tip 3/3Physics Context
Used in scientific contexts, often discussing lenses, glasses or transparent materials.
In physics class, we learned how refractive lenses focus light.
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How do glasses help us...
Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors. The key to understanding what that means lies with the term refraction, the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water,
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Daniel Libeskind's 17...
might be refractive to our desires. A space that doesn't always follow us like a dog that has been trained to follow us, but moves ahead into directions of demonstrating other possibilities, other experiences,
Video examples
How do glasses help us...
Today, glasses can help millions of people with poor vision due to uncorrected refractive errors. The key to understanding what that means lies with the term refraction, the ability of a transparent medium, like glass, water,
Video examples
Daniel Libeskind's 17...
might be refractive to our desires. A space that doesn't always follow us like a dog that has been trained to follow us, but moves ahead into directions of demonstrating other possibilities, other experiences,
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Quote examples
Bowen Yang
I feel like 'SNL' is this kind of fixed, refractive prism. And whatever comes through it is just whatever - is just the absurdity of what's going on in the world or what people are saying or what's not being said.
Quote examples
Bowen Yang
I feel like 'SNL' is this kind of fixed, refractive prism. And whatever comes through it is just whatever - is just the absurdity of what's going on in the world or what people are saying or what's not being said.
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