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refractiveness

refractiveness noun: the quality or condition of being refractive.

Noun

refractiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or condition of being refractive.

Origin of refractiveness

From refractive + -ness.

Questions about refractiveness

What does refractiveness mean?
Refractiveness means the quality or condition of being refractive.
What part of speech is refractiveness?
Refractiveness is a noun.

Words near refractiveness in the dictionary

  1. refractive index
  2. refractive indices
  3. refractive power
  4. refractive powers
  5. refractively
  6. refractiveness
  7. refractivities
  8. refractivity
  9. refractometer
  10. refractometers
  11. refractometric

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