| 单词 | birefringence |
| 释义 | birefringence[ bahy-ri-frin-juhns ] / ˌbaɪ rɪˈfrɪn dʒəns / noun Optics.double refraction. Origin of birefringenceFirst recorded in 1885–90; bi-1 + refringence OTHER WORDS FROM birefringencebi·re·frin·gent, adjectiveWords nearby birefringencebird-voiced tree frog, bird walk, bird-watch, bird watcher, birectangular, birefringence, bireme, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, biretta, Birgitta, biri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for birefringence
British Dictionary definitions for birefringencebirefringence / (ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns) / nounanother name for double refraction Derived forms of birefringencebirefringent, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for birefringencebirefringence [ 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. Other words from birefringencebi′re•frin′gent adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for birefringencebirefringence [ bī′rĭ-frĭn′jəns ] The property or capacity of splitting a beam of light into two beams, each refracted at a different angle, and each polarized at a right angle to the other. Certain crystals such as calcite and quartz have this property. The difference in the index of refraction between two beams passing through a substance that has this property. See also refraction index of refraction. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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