MSN home
Mail
My MSN
encarta
greeting cards
encarta
®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
refurbish
refusal
refuse (1)
refuse (2)
refusenik
refute
Reg.
reg
reg.
Reg E
Reg. Prof.
regain
regal
regale
regalia
regard
regardant
Also available:
World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français
refringent
re·frin·gent
[
rə frínjənt
]
adjective
Definition:
physics
Same as
refractive
[
Late 18th century. < Latin
refringent-
, present participle of
refringere
(see
refract
)
]
re·frin·gence
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
MSN Privacy
Legal
Advertise
Feedback
Help
© 2009 Microsoft