adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving refraction of light or other waves
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The diamond sparkled refractively in the sunlight.
- Light behaves refractively when passing through different materials.
- The prism split the beam refractively into a spectrum of colors.
- Water droplets act refractively to create rainbows.
- The lens focuses light refractively onto the sensor.