n.
Pronunciation: pl ē - ' ä-kr ə - ˌ wi-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleochroic, from pleio- + Greek chr ō s skin, color
Date: 1857
: the property of a crystal of showing different colors when viewed by light polarized in different directions
– pleo · chro · ic \ ˌ pl ē - ə - ' kr ō -ik \ adjective