dichroism

English

Etymology

From dichroic +‎ -ism.

Noun

dichroism (countable and uncountable, plural dichroisms)

1. The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
2. (physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.

Translations

the transmission of different colors in different directions

• Catalan: dicroisme m
• Polish: dichroizm m
• Spanish: dicroísmo m

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