refrangibleness
/rɪˈfrændʒəbəlnəs/
noun
- The quality of being able to be bent or broken, especially referring to light rays being bent (refracted) when passing through a medium.
- The refrangibleness of water causes a straw to look bent when placed in a glass.
- The refrangibleness of glass makes it useful for lenses.
- Scientists studied the refrangibleness of different materials to improve telescope design.
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