PLEOCHROISM


Meaning of PLEOCHROISM in English

plēˈäkrəˌwizəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleochro ic + -ism

: the property possessed by a crystal of showing different colors when viewed by light that vibrates parallel to different axes — see dichroism , trichroism

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