birefringence

See also: biréfringence

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ refringence

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɪɹɪˈfɹɪndʒəns/

Noun

Birefringence property of a calcite crystal.

birefringence (countable and uncountable, plural birefringences)

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

Synonyms

double refraction

Related terms

trirefringence

Translations

the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium

French: biréfringence (fr) f

Russian: двулучепреломле́ние (ru) n (dvulučeprelomlénije), двойно́е лучепреломле́ние (ru) n (dvojnóje lučeprelomlénije)

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