NOUN | phenomenon | double refraction, birefringence | splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly |
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Meaning | Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly. | |
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Synonym | birefringence | |
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 |
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