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Cotton-Mouton effect

Cotton-Mouton effect noun: the birefringence in a liquid in the presence of a constant transverse magnetic field.

Noun

Cotton-Mouton effect (plural Cotton-Mouton effects)

  1. (uncommon) The birefringence in a liquid in the presence of a constant transverse magnetic field.

Forms of Cotton-Mouton effect

pluralCotton-Mouton effects

Origin of Cotton-Mouton effect

Named after Aimé Cotton and Henri Mouton who discovered the effect in 1905.

Questions about Cotton-Mouton effect

What does Cotton-Mouton effect mean?
Cotton-Mouton effect means the birefringence in a liquid in the presence of a constant transverse magnetic field.
What part of speech is Cotton-Mouton effect?
Cotton-Mouton effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Cotton-Mouton effect?
The plural of Cotton-Mouton effect is Cotton-Mouton effects.

Words near Cotton-Mouton effect in the dictionary

  1. cotton-fish
  2. cotton-fishes
  3. cotton-headed
  4. cotton-headed ninny-muggins
  5. cotton-mouth
  6. Cotton-Mouton effect
  7. Cotton-Mouton effects
  8. cotton-picking
  9. cotton-spinner
  10. cotton-spinners
  11. cotton-wool

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