pleochroism

English

Noun

pleochroism (countable and uncountable, plural pleochroisms)

1. (physics) The optical phenomenon in some colored, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline) in which the color is different in different directions.

Related terms

• dichroism
• trichroism

Translations

optical phenomenon

• Catalan: pleocroisme m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: pleocroísmo m

Anagrams

• lipochromes