adjective
- capable of being refracted or bent when passing from one medium to another
Usage: physics; optics
Examples
- Light is refrangible when it passes through a prism.
- The refrangible nature of light allows us to see rainbows.
- Scientists study refrangible rays to understand optical phenomena.
- Water makes light refrangible, causing objects to appear bent underwater.
- The refrangible properties of different materials vary significantly.