trichroism

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noun

The property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three different spatial directions.

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Meanings

nountrichroism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three different spatial directions.

Origin

From trichroic + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

triorchism
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichroism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichroism.

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