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Meaning of optical activity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a compound or crystal to rotate the plane of incident polarized light
A measure of the amount of optical rotation produced by a standard amount of a substance

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

optical art optical astronomy optical axis optical black hole optical character recognition optical delusion