Crossword clues for dichroism
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dichroism \Di"chro*ism\, n. [Gr. ? two-colored; di- = di`s- twice + ? color.] (Opt.) The property of presenting different colors by transmitted light, when viewed in two different directions, the colors being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The property of some crystals of transmitting different colours of light in different directions. 2 (context physics English) The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
WordNet
n. pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
Wikipedia
In optics, a dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths ( colours) (not to be confused with dispersion), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts.
Usage examples of "dichroism".
Matching of Hues -- Purity and Luminosity of Colours -- Matching Bright Hues -- Aid of Tinted Films -- Matching Difficulties Arising from Contrast -- Examination of Colours by Reflected and Transmitted Lights -- Effect of Lustre and Transparency of Fibres in Colour Matching -- Matching of Colours on Velvet Pile -- Optical Properties of Dye-stuffs, Dichroism, Fluorescence -- Use of Tinted Mediums -- Orange Film -- Defects of the Eye -- Yellowing of the Lens -- Colour Blindness, etc.