double-refracting

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• double-refracting crystal — dvejopai laužiantis kristalas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. double refracting crystal vok. doppelbrechender Kristall, m rus. двоякопреломляющий кристалл, m pranc. cristal biréfringent, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Double refraction — Refraction Re*frac tion (r?*fr?k sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]fraction.] 1. The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted. [1913 Webster] 2. The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …   Wikipedia

• Rasmus Bartholin — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = August 13, 1625 birth place = Roskilde death date = November 4, 1698 death place = Kopenhagen residence = citizenship = nationality = Danish… …   Wikipedia

• Mineralogy — is the study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical… …   Wikipedia

• Jagadish Chandra Bose — Infobox Scientist name = জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু Jagadish Chandra Bose caption = Jagadish Chandra Bose in his lab birth date = birth date|1858|11|30|df=y birth place = Mymensingh, East Bengal (now Bangladesh), British India death date = death date and… …   Wikipedia

• actinochitin — n. [Gr. aktis, ray; chiton, tunic] Chitin that is anisotropic or birefringent (double refracting) …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double refracting and is used as a polarizer. [1820 30] * * * also called  Iceland Crystal,         a transparent calcite used for polariscope prisms. See calcite. * * * …   Universalium

• strain gauge — Geol. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use. Also called strainmeter /strayn mee teuhr/, strainometer /stray nom i teuhr/. [1905 10] * * * Device for measuring the changes in distances between points in solid bodies that occur when… …   Universalium

• pleochroism —    The property exhibited by double refracting colored crystals of showing different colors when the transmitted light is viewed along different axes. The color depends on the orientation of the substance and arises because of differential… …   Forensic science glossary

• Iceland spar — Ice′land spar′ n. mir a transparent variety of calcite that is double refracting and is used as a polarizer • Etymology: 1820–30 …   From formal English to slang