Webster's Dictionary 1913

1810

Refractable

Re‐fract″a‐ble (–?‐b'l), a. Capable of being refracted.

1811

Refracted

Re‐fract″ed, a. 1. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken; as, a refracted stem or leaf.2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted rays of li...

1812

Refracting

Re‐fract″ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.Refracting angle of a prism(Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through...

1813

Refraction

Re‐frac″tion (r?‐fr?k″sh?n), n. [F. réfraction.] 1. The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.2. The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the like, whe...

1814

Refractive

Re‐fract″ive (r?‐fr?kt″?v), a. [Cf. F. réfractif. See Refract.] Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfac...

1815

Refractiveness

Re‐fract″ive‐ness, n. The quality or condition of being refractive.

1816

Refractometer

Re′frac‐tom″e‐ter (r?′fr?k‐t?m″?‐t?r), n. [Refraction + -meter.] (Opt.) A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of light.

1817

Refractor

Re‐fract″or (r�–fr�kt″�r), n. Anything that refracts; specifically: (Opt.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passin...

1818

Refractorily

Re‐frac″to‐ri‐ly (r?‐fr?k″t?‐r?‐l?), adv. In a refractory manner; perversely; obstinately.

1819

Refractoriness

Re‐frac″to‐ri‐ness, n. The quality or condition of being refractory.

1820

Refractory

Re‐frac″to‐ry (–r?), a. [L. refractorius, fr. refringere: cf. F. refractaire. See Refract.] 1. Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory ...

1821

Refractory (2)

Re‐frac″to‐ry, n. 1. A refractory person. Bp. Hall.2. Refractoriness. Jer. TAylor.3. OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate...

1822

Refracture

Re‐frac″ture (r?‐fr?k″t?r;135), n.(Surg.) A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.

1823

Refracture (2)

Re‐frac″ture, v. t.(Surg.) To break again, as a bone.

1824

Refragable

Ref″ra‐ga‐ble (r?f″r?‐g?‐b'l), a. [LL. refragabilis, fr. L. refragari to oppose.] Capable of being refuted; refutable. — Ref″ra‐ga‐ble‐ness, n. — Ref′ra‐ga‐bil″i‐ty (–b�l′�‐t�), n.

1825

Refragate

Ref″ra‐gate (–g?t), v. i. [L. refragatus, p. p. of refragor.] To oppose. Glanvill.

1826

Refrain

Re‐frain″ (rē̍‐frān″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Refrained (–frānd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Refraining.] [OE. refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refréner, fr. L. refrenare; influenced by OF. refrain...

1827

Refrain (2)

Re‐frain″, v. i. To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.Refrain from these men, and let them alone. Acts v. 38.They refrained ther...

1828

Refrain (3)

Re‐frain″, n. [F. refrain, fr. OF. refraindre; cf. Pr. refranhs a refrain, refranher to repeat. See Refract,Refrain, v.] The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at ...

1829

Refrainer

Re‐frain″er (rē̍‐frān″ẽr), n. One who refrains.

1830

Refrainment

Re‐frain″ment (–ment), n. Act of refraining.

1831

Reframe

Re‐frame″ (rē̍‐frām), v. t. To frame again or anew.

1832

Refrangibility

Re‐fran′gi‐bil″i‐ty (r?‐fr?n′j?‐b?l″?‐t?), n. [Cf. F. réfrangibilité.] The quality of being refrangible.

1833

Refrangible

Re‐fran″gi‐ble (–fr?n″j?‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. réfrangible. See Refract.] Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course, in passing from one medium to another, as rays...

1834

Refrenation

Ref′re‐na″tion (r?f′r?‐n?″sh?n), n. [L. refrenatio. See Refrain, v. t.] The act of refraining.

1835

Refresh

Re‐fresh″ (r?‐fr?sh″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Refreshed (–fr?sht″); p. pr. & vb. n.Refreshing.] [OE. refreshen, refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir, F. rafra...

1836

Refresh (2)

Re‐fresh″, n. The act of refreshing. Daniel.