"refrangible" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈfɹænd͡ʒɪbəl/ Forms: more refrangible [comparative], most refrangible [superlative]
Rhymes: -ænd͡ʒɪbəl Etymology: Latin refrangibilis, from refrangō, refringō (“refract”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|refrangibilis}} Latin refrangibilis, {{m|la|refringō|refrangō, refringō|refract}} refrangō, refringō (“refract”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} refrangible (comparative more refrangible, superlative most refrangible)
  1. (dated) That may be refracted. Tags: dated Synonyms: refractable Derived forms: refrangibility, refrangibleness

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