Meaning Of The Word Dichroism

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Dichroism Meaning

Dichroism Definition
Dichroism Definition

What's The Definition Of Dichroism?

dichroism in American English
the property that doubly refracting crystals have of transmitting light of different colors when looked at from different angles
noun: pleochroism of a uniaxial crystal such that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions under transmitted light

dichroism in British English
noun: a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light

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