Definitions for dichroism

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dichroism di·chro·ism

Spelling: [dahy-kroh-iz-uh m]

IPA: /ˈdaɪ kroʊˌɪz əm/

Dichroism is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 307 anagrams from letters in dichroism (cdhiimors).

Definitions for dichroism

noun

1. Crystallography. pleochroism of a uniaxial crystal such that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions under transmitted light.
2. Chemistry. the exhibition of essentially different colors by certain solutions in different degrees of dilution or concentration.

Origin of dichroism

1810-20; Greek díchro(os) (see dichroic) + -ism

Examples for dichroism

Also, owing to the dichroism of the ruby the red is variable according to the changing position of the stone.

Almandine garnets also show no dichroism and lack variety of color.

The dichroism of tourmaline is stronger than that of ruby and more obvious to the unaided eye.

Moreover, in tourmaline the dichroism is strongly marked, whereas in jargoon it is remarkably feeble.

However, the amount of dichroism would be less in such a case than in a true emerald of as deep a color.

The dichroism is feeble too, whereas that of tourmaline is strong.

The zircon, for example, is strongly doubly refracting, but shows hardly any dichroism.

The stone was therefore inspected with the dichroscope and found to possess no dichroism.

They are also singly refracting and hence exhibit no dichroism and therefore lack variety of color as compared with true ruby.

Although strongly doubly refracting, the hyacinth shows scarcely any dichroism and thus lacks variety of color.