gyrotropy

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noun

The helical movement of electromagnetic radiation through a chiral material

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Meanings

noungyrotropy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe helical movement of electromagnetic radiation through a chiral material

Origin

From gyro- + -tropy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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