Associations to the word «Birefringence»
Noun
- Polarization
- Dispersion
- Propagation
- Microscope
- Microscopy
- Fiber
- Retardation
- Crystal
- Faraday
- Diffraction
- Kerr
- Wavelength
- Optics
- Index
- Quartz
- Electro
- Mineral
- Axis
- Axe
- Fluorescence
- Congo
- Silica
- Rotation
- Exhibit
- Stress
- Positive
- Polymer
- Vacuum
- Scanning
- Thickness
- Extinction
- Symmetry
- Coefficient
- Fibre
- Phase
- Liquid
- Absorption
- Laser
- Material
- Phenomenon
- Switch
- Velocity
- Orientation
- Measurement
- Dye
- Molecule
- Angle
- Alignment
- Particle
- Difference
- Mode
- Filter
- Sample
- Pulse
- Fluid
- Maxwell
- Tissue
- Voltage
- Michel
- Wave
- Ne
- Beam
- Ray
- Vector
- Direction
- Equation
- Property
- Apple
Adjective
Wiktionary
BIREFRINGENCE, noun. (physics) the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium
Dictionary definition
BIREFRINGENCE, noun. Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.