| BIREFRINGENCE | • birefringence n. (Physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage… • BIREFRINGENCE n. the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays. |
| IRREFRANGIBLE | • irrefrangible adj. Not to be broken or transgressed against; inviolable. • irrefrangible adj. (Physics) Incapable of being refracted. • IRREFRANGIBLE adj. that cannot or should not be broken. |
| IRREFRANGIBLY | • irrefrangibly adv. In an irrefrangible manner. • IRREFRANGIBLE adv. that cannot or should not be broken. |
| REFRACTOMETER | • refractometer n. (Physics) An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance. • REFRACTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the refraction of light. |
| REFRACTOMETRY | • refractometry n. (Physics) the measurement of refractive index. • REFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by refractometer. |
| REFRIGERATING | • refrigerating v. Present participle of refrigerate. • REFRIGERATE v. to make or keep cold. |
| REFRIGERATION | • refrigeration n. The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it. • refrigeration n. The process of preserving something by cooling. • refrigeration n. (Medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes. |
| REFRIGERATIVE | • refrigerative adj. Cooling; allaying heat. • refrigerative n. A refrigerant. • REFRIGERATIVE adj. serving to refrigerate. |
| REFRIGERATORS | • refrigerators n. Plural of refrigerator. • REFRIGERATOR n. something that refrigerates. |
| REFRIGERATORY | • refrigeratory n. (Dated) That which refrigerates or cools. • refrigeratory adj. Mitigating heat; cooling. • REFRIGERATORY adj. cooling; refrigerative. |
| REFRINGENCIES | • refringencies n. Plural of refringency. • REFRINGENCY n. refractivity, also REFRINGENCE. |