trichroism

American

[trahy-kroh-iz-uhm] / ˈtraɪ kroʊˌɪz əm /

noun

Crystallography.

pleochroism of a biaxial crystal such that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions under transmitted light.

trichroism British

/ ˈtraɪkrəʊˌɪzəm /

noun

a property of biaxial crystals as a result of which they show a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along three different axes See pleochroism

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Derived Forms

trichroic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of trichroism

First recorded in 1840–50; trichro(ic) + -ism

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