BIREFRINGENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characterized by double refraction

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

birefringence (splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly)

Derivation:

birefringence (splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly)

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