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Meaning of dichroism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi dikroismi kaksivärisyys

Examples

“In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dichroite dichromacy dichromasy dichromat dichromate dichromatism

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