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Pleochroism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Pleochroism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions

2

The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.

See Also
crystal alexandrite colored pleochromatic transparent pleochroic polychroism phenomenon
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
optical phenomenon
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dichroism trichroism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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