birefringence (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *birefringence*:
NOUN	phenomenon	birefringence, double refraction	splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly

English > *birefringence*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly.
Synonym	double refraction
Broader	refraction	The change in direction of a propagating / propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Spanish	birefringencia, birrefringencia, doble refracción
Catalan	birefringència
Adjectives	birefringent	relating to or characterized by double refraction

HyperDic: birefringence