PLEOCHROISM


Meaning of PLEOCHROISM in English

/plee ok"roh iz'euhm/ , n.

the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Cf. dichroism (def. 1), trichroism .

[ 1855-60; PLEOCHRO(IC) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .