Associations to the word «Birefringence»
Noun
- Polarization
- Dispersion
- Propagation
- Microscope
- Microscopy
- Fiber
- Retardation
- Crystal
- Faraday
- Diffraction
- Kerr
- Wavelength
- Optics
- Index
- Quartz
- Electro
- Mineral
- Axis
- Axe
- Fluorescence
- Congo
- Silica
- Rotation
- Exhibit
- Stress
- Positive
- Polymer
- Vacuum
- Scanning
- Thickness
- Extinction
- Symmetry
- Coefficient
- Fibre
- Phase
- Liquid
- Absorption
- Laser
- Material
- Phenomenon
- Switch
- Velocity
- Orientation
- Measurement
- Dye
- Molecule
- Angle
- Alignment
- Particle
- Difference
- Mode
- Filter
- Sample
- Pulse
- Fluid
- Maxwell
- Tissue
- Voltage
- Michel
- Wave
- Ne
- Beam
- Ray
- Vector
- Direction
- Equation
- Property
- Apple
Adjective
Wiktionary
BIREFRINGENCE, noun. (physics) the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium
Dictionary definition
BIREFRINGENCE, noun. Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.