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Noun: birefringence  `bI-ri'frin-jun(t)s
  1. Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
    - double refraction

Derived forms: birefringences

See also: birefringent

Type of: refraction

Encyclopedia: Birefringence

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