Word: refractivity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
frac
tiv
i
ty
Definition: The quality or degree of being refractive.
Morphemes:
Affix: refract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: again
Affix: frangō
Language: la
Decoded: frango
Meaning: I break
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"