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optical activity

op·ti·cal ac·tiv·i·ty
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l ak-tiv-i-tee]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl ækˈtɪv ɪ ti/
    • /ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl ækˈtɪvəti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l ak-tiv-i-tee]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl ækˈtɪv ɪ ti/

Definitions of optical activity words

  • noun optical activity the ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light. 1
  • noun optical activity the ability of substances that are optical isomers to rotate the plane of polarization of a transmitted beam of plane-polarized light 0
  • noun optical activity the ability of certain substances to rotate the plane of polarization when transmitting polarized light 0
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Origin of optical activity

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Optical activity

noun
adjective
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adverb
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optical activity popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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