birefringence
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rɪˈfrɪn
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birefringence (ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| another name for double refraction | |
| bire'fringent | |
| —adj | |
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Birefringence
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
birefringence bi·re·frin·gence (bī'rĭ-frĭn'jəns)
n.
The resolution or splitting of a light wave into two unequally reflected waves by an optically anisotropic medium such as calcite or quartz.
bi're·frin'gent adj.
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birefringence (bī'rĭ-frĭn'jəns) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
When they take on different orientations, they refract different colors of light, a phenomenon called birefringence.
Birefringence can be observed when a nonisotropic substance is placed between crossed nicols.
Another form of birefringence is observed in anisotropic elastic materials.
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