单词 | birefringent |
释义 | birefringent (once / 3939771 pages) adj WORD FAMILY birefringent USAGE EXAMPLESA waveplate is a transparent slab that can alter the polarization of light because it is birefringent—exhibits double refraction. US News(Jun 27, 2011) It is naturally "birefringent" - meaning it sends light waves of different polarisations along slightly different paths. BBC(Feb 01, 2011) The mineral calcite, which sometimes is used as a waveplate, is birefringent. US News(Jun 27, 2011) adj relating to or characterized by double refraction |
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