
Refractive
Visible Change
Refractive relates to how objects can appear altered when viewed through different materials.

The stick looks refractive when submerged in water; it seems bent.
Not Color Change
Refractive changes direction of light, but doesn't alter colors, like prisms do.

Despite the refractive qualities of her glasses, the colors remained true.
Physics Context
Used in scientific contexts, often discussing lenses, glasses or transparent materials.

In physics class, we learned how refractive lenses focus light.
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