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birefringent

Pronunciation: /ˌbʌɪrɪˈfrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/
Definition of birefringent

adjective

Physics
  • having two different refractive indices.

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birefringence

noun

birefringent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of birefringent in the US English dictionary

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