double refraction

dou·ble re·frac·tion

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Definitions of double refraction words

noun double refraction the separation of a ray of light into two unequally refracted, plane-polarized rays of orthogonal polarizations, occurring in crystals in which the velocity of light rays is not the same in all directions. 1
noun double refraction the splitting of a ray of unpolarized light into two unequally refracted rays polarized in mutually perpendicular planes 0
noun double refraction birefringence 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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