ALL meanings of double refraction
dou·ble re·frac·tion
D d - 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