birefringence

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bī′ri frinjəns)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bi•re•frin•gence  (bī′ri frinjəns),USA pronunciation n. [Optics.]
  1. OpticsSee double refraction. 
  • bi-1 + refringence 1885–90
bi′re•fringent, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
birefringence / ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns/
  1. another name for double refraction
ˌbireˈfringent
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