Associations to the word «Pleochroism»

Wiktionary

PLEOCHROISM, noun. (physics) The optical phenomenon in some colored, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline) in which the color is different in different directions.

Dictionary definition

PLEOCHROISM, noun. The phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley