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Definition: ABSOLUTE REFRACTIVE INDEX


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Opt.), the index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Definition: ABSOLUTE REFRACTIVE INDEX


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Opt.), the index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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Common Expressions: ABSOLUTE REFRACTIVE INDEX

Expressions	Definition
Absolute refractive index	(Opt.), the index of refraction of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Specialty Expressions: ABSOLUTE REFRACTIVE INDEX

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Absolute refractive index	Aerospace	= index of refractory (sense 1). (references)
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