Meaning Of The Word Optical rotation

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Optical rotation? Find Optical rotation meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Optical rotation Meaning

Optical rotation Definition
Optical rotation Definition

What's The Definition Of Optical rotation?

optical rotation in American English
noun: the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance

optical rotation in British English
noun: the angle through which plane-polarized light is rotated in its passage through a substance exhibiting optical activity

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Reinstallation ‐ noun: the act of…
  • Metallicize ‐ transitive verb: to make (a circuit) thoroughly…
  • Close season ‐ noun: the period of the year when it is prohibited…
  • Ironwood ‐ any of various trees, esp. hornbeam and hop hornbeam…
  • Under-report ‐ to give an insufficient account or…
  • Biotic stress ‐ a mutual or reciprocal action or influence [...]…
  • Multivocal ‐ adjective: having many meanings; adjective: having…
  • Manukau Harbour ‐ noun: an inlet of the Tasman Sea near Auckland…
  • Ceruse ‐ white lead; noun; noun: a pigment composed of…
  • Rhino ‐ nose; rhinoceros; combining form: a combining…