Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces; refractive powers.
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of Crook
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of Crook
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To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
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To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.
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The quality or condition of being refractive.
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The quality or condition of being refractive.
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The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.
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Causing deflection.
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