单词 | pleochroism |
释义 | pleochroism[ plee-ok-roh-iz-uhm ] / pliˈɒk roʊˌɪz əm / nounthe property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light.Compare dichroism (def. 1), trichroism. Origin of pleochroismFirst recorded in 1855–60; pleochro(ic) + -ism Words nearby pleochroismplenum, plenum system, plenum ventilation, pleo-, pleochroic, pleochroism, pleocytosis, pleomastia, pleomorphic, pleomorphic lipoma, pleomorphism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleochroism
British Dictionary definitions for pleochroismpleochroism / (plɪˈɒkrəʊˌɪzəm) / nouna property of certain crystals of absorbing light to an extent that depends on the orientation of the electric vector of the light with respect to the optic axes of the crystal. The effect occurs in uniaxial crystals (dichroism) and esp in biaxial crystals (trichroism) Derived forms of pleochroismpleochroic (ˌpliːəˈkrəʊɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for pleochroismC19: pleo- + -chroism, from Greek khrōs skin colour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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