pleochroism

Noun

Meaning

The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pleochroic

Hypernyms

optical phenomenon

Hyponyms

dichroism trichroism

Related terms

dichroism pleochroic trichroism

Close letter words and terms

pleochroic pleochroic halo pleochroic zoisite pleochromatic pleochromatism pleochroous