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Word: Dichroic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek dikhroos (from di- ‘twice’ + khrōs ‘colour’) + -ic
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʌɪˈkrəʊɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a crystal) showing different colours when viewed from different directions, or (more generally) having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions.
Short Definition:(of crystal) showing different colours when viewed from different directions
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