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Pleochroism

Pleochroism Meaning & Definition
Pleochroism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pleochroism?

[n] the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions

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See Also | dichroism | optical phenomenon | trichroism

Pleochroism In Webster's Dictionary

\Ple*och"ro*ism\, n. [Gr.? mor? + ? color.] (Crystallog.) The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.

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