TRICHROISM

trichroism

(noun) pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

trichroism (uncountable)

The property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three different spatial directions.

Anagrams

• triorchism

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"chro*ism, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + Gr. trichroïsme.] (Min.)

Definition: The quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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