Pleochroism Definition

plē-ŏkrō-ĭzəm
noun
The property of some minerals of absorbing selectively various wavelengths of light and of displaying different colors when looked at in the directions of the different crystal axes.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Pleochroism

Noun

Singular:
pleochroism
Plural:
pleochroisms

Origin of Pleochroism

  • pleo– Greek khrōs color –ism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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