(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:33:37

Re*frin"gen*cy (r?*fr?n"jen*s?), n.

The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as, different substances have different refringencies.

Nichol.

 

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