Voigt effect

noun

A magneto-optical phenomenon which rotates and elliptizes linearly polarised light sent into an optically active medium.

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Meanings

nounVoigt effect (plural Voigt effects)

plural Voigt effects

  1. engineeringA magneto-optical phenomenon which rotates and elliptizes linearly polarised light sent into an optically active medium.

Origin

Named after German scientist Woldemar Voigt who discovered the effect.

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Voigt effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voigt%20effect

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