| Pronunciation: | | 'dIkrow`izum
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[n] pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions |
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DICHROISM is a 9 letter word that starts with D. |
| | See Also: | | pleochroism |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di"chro*ism\, n. [Gr. ? two-colored; di- = di`s-
twice + ? color.] (Opt.)
The property of presenting different colors by transmitted
light, when viewed in two different directions, the colors
being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes.
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