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Meaning of diattenuation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

attenuation of light that depends upon its polarization

Examples

“Singular Mueller matrices play⟳ an important role in polarization algebra and have⟳ peculiar properties that stem from the fact that either the medium exhibits maximum diattenuation and/or polarizance, or because its associated canonical depolarizer has the property of fully randomizing, the circular component (at least) of the states of polarization of light⟳ incident on it.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

diatyposis diaulos diauxic growth diauxie diavlog diavolume

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