🔬refringency (réfrindjenssi)

noun
/rɪˈfrɪndʒənsi/
réfringence (refringence)

Signification

The ability of a substance to bend light; refractive power.
Traduction de la signification
La capacité d'une substance à plier la lumière
La capacite d'une substance a plier la lumiere

Phrases d'exemple

Glass has a higher refringency than water.

Le verre a une réfringence plus élevée que l'eau.
Le verre a une refringence plus elevee que l'eau.

Synonymes

refractive power, refraction index, optical property

Antonymes

transparency, clarity

Collocations

high refringency, refringency of glass, refringency measurement

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