Associations to the word «Pleochroic»

Wiktionary

PLEOCHROIC, adjective. Having the property of pleochroism.
PLEOCHROIC HALO, noun. (geology) A microscopic spherical region in which there is a change in colour from the surrounding mineral; due to radiation damage from alpha particles.

Dictionary definition

PLEOCHROIC, adjective. Of or relating to or having pleochroism.

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.
William Butler Yeats