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noun Optics, Crystallography.
the part of a doubly refracted ray that has changed speed and vibrations in the principal plane of the crystal.
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Origin of extraordinary ray

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby extraordinary ray

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How to use extraordinary ray in a sentence

  • Now the refractive index of Iceland spar is, for the extraordinary ray less, and for the ordinary greater, than for Canada balsam.

    Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall

  • The extraordinary ray, produced by the double refraction of the ordinary ray, o.

    The Boy's Playbook of Science|John Henry Pepper

  • The extraordinary ray, produced by the double refraction of the extraordinary ray, e. o o.

    The Boy's Playbook of Science|John Henry Pepper

British Dictionary definitions for extraordinary ray

extraordinary ray
noun
optics the plane-polarized ray of light that does not obey the laws of refraction in a doubly refracting crystalCompare double refraction, ordinary ray
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