Sentence example with the word 'dispersive'

dispersive

Definition adj. spreading by diffusion

Last update: July 15, 2015


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On the other hand, while in the older crown and flint glasses the relation between refraction and dispersion had been practically fixed, dispersion and refraction increasing regularly with the density of the glass, in some of the new glasses introduced by Abbe and Schott this relation is altered and a relatively low refractive index is accompanied by a relatively high dispersion, while in others a high refractive index is associated with low dispersive power.   [Please select]

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He was anything but a philanthropist; his weaknesses, if he had any, were not dispersive, but thoroughly concentric.   [Please select]

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Coupled with its great refraction, are the great dispersive and great reflective powers of diamond; hence the extraordinary radiance of the gem, both as regards white light and prismatic light.   [Please select]

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] [Footnote 6: The low dispersive power of water masks, as Helmholtz has remarked, the imperfect achromatism of the eye.   [Please select]

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