transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbī-ri-ˈfrin-jən(t)s ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bi- (I) + refringent refracting, from Latin refringent-, refringens, present participle of refringere to break up — more at refract
Date: 1898
: the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays
• bi·re·frin·gent -jənt adjective