refrangible

[ ri-fran-juh-buh l ]

/ rɪˈfræn dʒə bəl /

capable of being refracted, as rays of light.

Origin of refrangible

First recorded in 1665–75; re- + frangible

re·fran·gi·ble·ness, re·fran·gi·bil·i·ty, noun un·re·fran·gi·ble, adjective

It was simply so lowered in refrangibility as to escape the visual range.

Six Lectures on Light |John Tyndall
Here, by the interposition of the platinum foil, the refrangibility of the ultra-red rays is so exalted as to render them visible.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall
It corresponds in refrangibility with the yellow band of the spectrum.

Six Lectures on Light |John Tyndall
The principle that the refrangibility of light is altered by end-on motion was enunciated by Christian Doppler of Prague in 1842.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 |Various

This is an illustration of what is called the aberration of refrangibility.

The Mechanism of Life |Stphane Leduc

refrangible

/ (rɪˈfrændʒɪbəl) /

capable of being refracted

refrangibility or refrangibleness, noun

C17: from Latin refringere to break up, from re- + frangere to break