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Definition of Pleochroism

1. Noun. The phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions.

Definition of Pleochroism

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

Definition of Pleochroism

1. Noun. (physics) The optical phenomenon in some colored, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline) in which the color is different in different directions. ¹

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Definition of Pleochroism

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Medical Definition of Pleochroism

1. The phenomenon of a substance showing different absorption colours in different vibration directions of polarized light. The observed colours change with the orientation of the crystal and can be seen only with plane polarized light, i.e., a single polar. (05 Aug 1998)

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