Refractive and Refraction

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Refractive adjective - Of or relating to or capable of refraction.

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Refraction and refractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refraction" instead an adjective "Refractive".

Refraction noun - The change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another.

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Refractive and refraction are semantically related. You can use "Refractive" instead an adjective "Refraction".

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