refrangible
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being refracted: "refrangible" describes a ray of light or other radiation that can be bent or changed in direction when passing from one medium to another, such as from air into water or glass.
Usage Examples
- (Light bends more easily when entering a prism.)
- (Different wavelengths bend at different angles.)
Advanced Usage
- "refrangible rays": a term used in optics to refer to light rays that can be refracted.
- The scientist studied the refrangible rays of the spectrum. (The scientist examined the light rays that can be bent.)
- "highly refrangible": describing light that bends significantly, such as violet light.
- Violet light is more highly refrangible than red light. (Violet light bends more than red light.)
Variants and Related Words
- Refrangibility (noun): the quality or property of being refrangible.
- The refrangibility of light depends on its wavelength. (The ability of light to bend depends on its wavelength.)
- Refrangibly (adverb): in a manner that allows refraction.
- The beam passed refrangibly through the lens. (The beam bent as it went through the lens.)
Synonyms
- Refractive: relating to or causing refraction.
- Bendable (in the sense of light): capable of being bent (though less precise).
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms using "refrangible," as it is a technical term primarily used in physics and optics.