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Double refraction
noun
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
noun
The separation of an incident ray of light into two refracted rays, polarized in perpendicular planes.
Synonyms
birefringence
fresnel's rhomb
circular polarized light
monorefringence
trichroism
pleiochroism
ferroelectric shutter
bifocality
semilens
hemiprism
two-way mirror
bifrustum
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