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DICHROISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dichroism mean?
• DICHROISM (noun)
The noun DICHROISM has 1 sense:
1. pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
Familiarity information: DICHROISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("dichroism" is a kind of...):
pleochroism (the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions)
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