birefringences

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A form of birefringence — The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of birefringence
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APA

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

MLA

“birefringences.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birefringences. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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