Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refringence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-frin-gence
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

refractive power; refraction

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By far the most noticeable characteristic is the highly refringent nature of the poles of the cells. This refringence is noticed in a very large proportion of the cells of a culture examined at any stage of growth, and will be again referred to."

Etymology

From refringe + -ence, from Latin refringere. Refract and derivatives come from the past participle of the same Latin verb.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰreg-, refringō
Suffix: refringe

Usage

Inflected Forms

refringences (plural)

Derived Forms

birefringence

Questions

What does refringence mean?: refractive power; refraction
Where does refringence come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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