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double refraction

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double refraction

(General Physics) the splitting of a ray of unpolarized light into two unequally refracted rays polarized in mutually perpendicular planes. Also called: birefringence

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dou′ble refrac′tion

the separation of a ray of light into two unequally refracted, plane-polarized rays of orthogonal polarizations, occurring in crystals in which the velocity of light rays is not the same in all directions. Also called birefringence.

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$double refraction - splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly$ double refraction - splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly

birefringence

refraction - the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another

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