See Also: Dichroism(medicine)
dichroism(dictionary)
circular dichroism(medicine)
linear dichroism(medicine)

dichroism (iou)



dichroism noun. E19.
[from Greek dikhroos two-coloured, formed as DI-2 + khros colour: see -ISM.]
The property of certain substances of absorbing light to a different extent according to the direction from which it comes or its direction or state of polarization; the property of having a different colour when viewed from a different direction.
dichroic adjective exhibiting or pertaining to dichroism M19.