dichroism

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪkrəʊˌɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī′krō iz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•chro•ism  (dī′krō iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Crystallographypleochroism of a uniaxial crystal such that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions under transmitted light.
  2. Chemistrythe exhibition of essentially different colors by certain solutions in different degrees of dilution or concentration.
  • Greek díchro(os) (see dichroic) + -ism
  • 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dichroism /ˈdaɪkrəʊˌɪzəm/ n
  1. Also called: dichromaticism a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
    See also pleochroism
'dichroism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dichromaticism - pleochroism - benitoite - circular dichroism - dichroic - Polaroid

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