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Trichroism
Tri′chro-ism
,Noun.
[Pref.
tri-
+ Gr. [GREEK] color: cf. F. trichroïsme
.] (Min.)
The quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions.
Definition 2024
trichroism
trichroism
English
Noun
trichroism (uncountable)
- The property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three different spatial directions.