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pleochroism

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

Noun

pleochroism (countable and uncountable, plural pleochroisms)

  1. The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
  2. The presence of various colours in the cell wall.

pleochroism meaning in Malayalam

pleochroism in Malayalam

optical phenomenon
ട്രൈക്ക്രോയിസം ṭraikkrōyisaṁ

Forms of pleochroism

pluralpleochroisms
alternative formpleochromism

Questions about pleochroism

What does pleochroism mean?
Pleochroism means the optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
What is pleochroism in Malayalam?
Pleochroism in Malayalam is ട്രൈക്ക്രോയിസം (ṭraikkrōyisaṁ). See Pleochroism meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is pleochroism?
Pleochroism is a noun.
What is the plural of pleochroism?
The plural of pleochroism is pleochroisms.

Words near pleochroism in the dictionary

  1. pleocellular
  2. pleochroic
  3. pleochroic halo
  4. pleochroic haloes
  5. pleochroic halos
  6. pleochroism
  7. pleochroisms
  8. pleochroistic
  9. pleochromatic
  10. pleochromatism
  11. pleochromism

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