Meanings
proper noun
- The bluish polarized light scattered in the Tyndall effect.
Origin
After John Tyndall, a 19th-century British physicist who first explained the effect and the resulting color.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Tyndall blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyndall%20blue
MLA
“Tyndall blue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyndall%20blue. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tyndall blue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyndall%20blue.
Source: Tyndall blue on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.