HyperDic: angle_of_extinction

English > 1 sense of the expression angle of extinction:
NOUNshapeangle of extinction, extinction anglethe angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
English > angle of extinction: 1 sense > noun 1, shape
MeaningThe angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light.
Synonymextinction angle
BroaderangleThe space between two lines or planes that intersect

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