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From Rev. John Kerr, Scottish physicist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kerr effect
Today it means: Birefringence of a material induced by an electric field due to partial orientation of its molecules. Full definition →
Today it means: Birefringence of a material induced by an electric field due to partial orientation of its molecules. Full definition →
From Rev. John Kerr, Scottish physicist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.