Associations to the word «Dichroism»

Wiktionary

DICHROISM, noun. The property of some crystals of transmitting different colours of light in different directions.
DICHROISM, noun. (physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.

Dictionary definition

DICHROISM, noun. Pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions.

Wise words

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