magnetic rotation

American  

noun

Optics.

1. Faraday effect.

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Etymology

Origin of magnetic rotation

First recorded in 1899–1900

Example Sentences

Again, he investigated the connexion between the optical behaviour, density and chemical composition of ethereal oils, and the relation between molecular magnetic rotation and the refraction and dispersion of nitrogenous compounds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

The principles of electro-magnetism, of magneto-electric action, and of the magnetic rotation of polarized light, were each discovered by means of perfectly novel experiments, in which immediate utility was not the motive.

From The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality by Gore, George

One form in particular, which was devised by Ruhmkorff for the purpose of repeating Faraday's celebrated experiment on the magnetic rotation of polarized light, is liable to this defect.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various

But he showed that a still more profound distinction exists between the magnetic rotation and the natural one.

From Faraday as a Discoverer by Tyndall, John