BIREFRINGENCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly

Synonyms:

birefringence; double refraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("birefringence" is a kind of...):

refraction (the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another)

Derivation:

birefringent (relating to or characterized by double refraction)

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