PLEOCHROISM


Meaning of PLEOCHROISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ plē-ˈä-krə-ˌwi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleochroic, from pleio- + Greek chrōs skin, color

Date: 1857

: the property of a crystal of showing different colors when viewed by light polarized in different directions

• pleo·chro·ic ˌplē-ə-ˈkrō-ik adjective

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