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 - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.