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refractivo

Spanish, adjective[refɾakˈt̪iβ̞o]

refractivo is a Spanish adjective meaning “refractive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene el poder de refractar, que causa o produce refracción”.

What does refractivo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    refractive

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que tiene el poder de refractar, que causa o produce refracción.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of refractivo

  • refractiva feminine
  • refractivos masculine plural
  • refractivas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce refractivo?

  • [refɾakˈt̪iβ̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is refractivo in Spanish?

refractivo appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).