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gyrotropy

gyrotropy noun: the helical movement of electromagnetic radiation through a chiral material.

Noun

gyrotropy (uncountable)

  1. The helical movement of electromagnetic radiation through a chiral material

Origin of gyrotropy

From gyro- + -tropy.

Words formed from gyrotropy

Questions about gyrotropy

What does gyrotropy mean?
Gyrotropy means the helical movement of electromagnetic radiation through a chiral material.
What part of speech is gyrotropy?
Gyrotropy is a noun.

Words near gyrotropy in the dictionary

  1. gyrotrons
  2. gyrotropic
  3. gyrotropically
  4. gyrotropization
  5. gyrotropizations
  6. gyrotropy
  7. gyrotwystron
  8. gyrovague
  9. gyrovagues
  10. gyrovector
  11. gyrovectors

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