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PRONUNCIATION OF REFRACTIVENESS

refractiveness  [ˌriːfrækˈtɪvɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFRACTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Refractiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REFRACTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of refractiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of refractiveness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being of or concerned with refraction or the change in direction of a propagating wave. Other definition of refractiveness is the quality or state of being capable of causing refraction or the change in direction of a propagating wave.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REFRACTIVENESS


activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
captivity
kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ
conductivity
ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
connectivity
ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
creativity
ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
hyperactivity
ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
inactivity
ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪtɪ
interactivity
ˌɪntərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
nativity
nəˈtɪvɪtɪ
negativity
ˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪtɪ
positivity
ˌpɒzɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
productivity
ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
radioactivity
ˌreɪdɪəʊækˈtɪvɪtɪ
reactivity
ˌriːækˈtɪvɪtɪ
reflectivity
ˌriːflɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
relativity
ˌrɛləˈtɪvɪtɪ
resistivity
ˌriːzɪsˈtɪvɪtɪ
selectivity
sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
sensitivity
ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
superconductivity
ˌsuːpəˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFRACTIVENESS

refractable
refractary
refractile
refracting
refracting angle
refracting telescope
refraction
refractive
refractive index
refractively
refractivity
refractometer
refractometric
refractometry
refractor
refractories
refractorily
refractoriness
refractory
refractory period

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFRACTIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of refractiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «refractiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFRACTIVENESS

Find out the translation of refractiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of refractiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «refractiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

折射性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refractiveness
570 millions of speakers

English

refractiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

refractiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإنكسار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

refractiveness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

refractiveness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

refractiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

refractiveness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembiasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuerfestigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

refractiveness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

refractiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Refractiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

refractiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

refractiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुनरुक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

refractiveness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

refractiveness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

refractiveness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

refractiveness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

refractiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

refractiveness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

refractiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

refractiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

refractiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of refractiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFRACTIVENESS»

The term «refractiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 131.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFRACTIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «refractiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «refractiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about refractiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFRACTIVENESS»

Discover the use of refractiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to refractiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diet and Health: Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk
In several conditions, refractiveness to alcohol-induced hypoglycemia can be demonstrated: in nondiabetic obese subjects (Arky et al., 1968), in some alcoholics with a diabetic serum glucose pattern (Hed and Nygren, 1968), and in subjects ...
Committee on Diet and Health, Commission on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1989
2
The Hormones V2: Physiology, Chemistry and Applications
This refractiveness did not develop if injections were given subcutaneously or if an adrenal extract of the same species was used intravenously. The serum from an animal made refractory to the “Na factor” was active when transferred to a ...
Gregory Pincus, Kenneth Vivian Thimann, 1950
3
Advances in Parasitology APL
Refractiveness because of age appears to be caused by the thicker cuticle in older larvae (Petersen and Willis, 1970). In the laboratory, as a result of mass- rearing practices for R. culicivorax, where exposed but uninfected hosts were retained ...
John R. Baker, James R. Baker, R. Muller, 1985
4
Catalytic Hydroprocessing of Petroleum and Distillates
Feedstock refractiveness (S,N content, boiling range etc.) determines aromatics conversion % 100 the maximum achievable degree of aromatics saturation to a large. Figure 4: Effect of hydrogen partial pressure and feed refractiveness on ...
Michael Oballa, 1994
5
Acta Physiologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
to extend our investigation to embryos infected with mumps virus to determine whether or not the propagation of this virus in the allantoic sack of the embryo is connected with an increased refractiveness of the allantoic fluid. Sixty-three eggs  ...
‎1951
6
Concise Encyclopedia of Plastics
See birefringence; dimensionless quantity; dispersion; fiber optic; light aberration ; light index of refraction; optical property; refractiveness; refractivity; stress, residual; test, nondestructive photoelastic stress analysis. light metal See metal, light, ...
‎2000
7
Web offset press operating
Refractiveness. light reflected from paper is the sum of both surface and internal reflections. Some of the light that falls on the white areas in printed halftones penetrates the paper, where it is scattered. Part of the scattered light is trapped ...
Edward J. Kelly, David B. Crouse, Robert R. Supansic, 1974
8
Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Peritonitis in CAPD patients usually produces temporary impairment, but on occasion prolonged refractiveness may be seen. Chronic infection may be difficult to diagnose, such as those associated with failed arteriovenous vascular access ...
Robert W. Schrier, 2007
9
What the Printer Should Know about Paper
Refractiveness. The work of Yule, Nielson, Clapper, Howe and Altman of the Eastman Kodak Company 1,2.3 and Jorgensen4 of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation has shown that light reflected from paper is the sum of both surface and ...
Robert Findley Reed, 1970
10
Roy and Fraunfelder's Current Ocular Therapy
Severe refractiveness to these therapies forces the use of cytotoxic agents such as azathioprine. ○ General supportive measures such as liquid or low-residue diets, pain medication and antispasmodic drugs give relief. ○ Oral multivitamin ...
Frederick Hampton Roy, Frederick W. Fraunfelder, Frederick T. Fraunfelder, 2008

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