birefringence

English

/baɪɹɪˈfɹɪndʒəns/

noun
Definitions
  • (physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium.

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Prefix from English refringence.

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English

refringence

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