"dichroism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dichroisms [plural]
Etymology: From dichroic + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dichroic|-ism}} dichroic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dichroism (countable and uncountable, plural dichroisms)
  1. The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dichroism-en-noun-H4JMPwAh
  2. (physics) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-dichroism-en-noun-Fi6nhntI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: photodichroism Translations (the transmission of different colors in different directions): dicroisme [masculine] (Catalan), dichroizm [masculine] (Polish), dicroísmo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'the transmission of different colors in different directions': 47 53

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