Faraday effect

American  

noun

1. the rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light as the light passes through certain isotropic media in the direction of a strong magnetic field in which the medium is placed.

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Faraday effect Scientific  

1. The rotation of the plane of polarization of polarized light when subject to a magnetic field parallel to the direction in which the light is propagating.

2. Also called Faraday rotation

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Etymology

Origin of Faraday effect

First recorded in 1885–90; named after M. Faraday