单词 | birefringence |
释义 | birefringencenoun bi·re·frin·gence ˌbī-ri-ˈfrin-jən(t)s plural birefringences 1 : the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (such as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays According to G. Blom of Philips, video disc acrylics must be optically clear and free of striations and birefringence. Clear vinyl often is highly birefringent. Technical Survey called also double refraction 2 : the visual effect produced by birefringence The diagnosis was made before scanning in 22 patients by the detection of deposits with apple-green birefringence … Philip N. Hawkins et al. 3 : the difference between the angles of refraction of light rays exhibiting birefringence birefringent ˌbī-ri-ˈfrin-jənt adjective |
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