refractivity
Americannoun
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Origin of refractivity
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The high refractivity of the Venusian atmosphere could have other bizarre effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this case small temperature changes alter the refractivity of the liquid without appreciably affecting the quartz.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
The refractivity of argon is .961 of that of air.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
Glasses can now be made differing considerably both in refractivity and dispersive power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Boron dissolves in molten aluminium, and on cooling, transparent, almost colourless crystals are obtained, possessing a lustre, hardness and refractivity near that of the diamond.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
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