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PLEOCHROISM
pleochroism
(noun) the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pleochroism (countable and uncountable, plural pleochroisms)
(physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
Anagrams
• lipochromes
Source: Wiktionary
Ple*och"ro*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Crystallog.)
Definition: The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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