Birefringence
/baɪɹɪˈfɹɪnd͡ʒəns/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split. countable, uncountable
"In figure 6, the birefringence, δ, for 2H, 4H, 6H, and 15R is plotted as a function of wavelength."
- 2 splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"In figure 6, the birefringence, δ, for 2H, 4H, 6H, and 15R is plotted as a function of wavelength."
Etymology
From bi- + refringence.