bireflectance

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noun

An optical effect in which the amount of plane polarized light reflected from a mineral sample varies as the sample is rotated

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Meanings

nounbireflectance (usually uncountable, plural bireflectances)

plural bireflectances

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn optical effect in which the amount of plane polarized light reflected from a mineral sample varies as the sample is rotated

Origin

From bi- + reflectance.

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APA

bireflectance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bireflectance

MLA

“bireflectance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bireflectance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bireflectance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bireflectance.

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