The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trichroism — [trī′krō iz΄əm] n. [< Gr trichroos, of three colors < tri ,TRI + chroia, color: for IE base see CHROMA] the property that some crystals have of transmitting light of three different colors when looked at from three different directions… … English World dictionary
trichroism — n. [Gr. treis, three; chros, color] The condition of having three color forms in different individuals of the same species … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
trichroism — /truy kroh iz euhm/, n. Crystall. pleochroism of a biaxial crystal such that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions under transmitted light. [1840 50; TRICHRO(IC) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
trichroism — noun The property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three different spatial directions. See Also: trichroic … Wiktionary
trichroism — The property of some crystals of emitting different colors in three different directions. [G. trichroos, three colored, fr. tri + chroa, color] * * * tri·chro·ism .trī krō .iz əm n pleochroism in which the colors are unlike when a crystal is… … Medical dictionary
trichroism — n. state of a biaxial crystal in which it shows three different colors when seen from three different directions (Crystallography) … English contemporary dictionary
trichroism — tri·chro·ism … English syllables
trichroism — noun pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions • Hypernyms: ↑pleochroism … Useful english dictionary
pleochroism — /plee ok roh iz euhm/, n. the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Cf. dichroism (def. 1), trichroism. [1855 60; PLEOCHRO(IC) + ISM] * * * ▪ optics (from Greek … Universalium
pleochroism — noun the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions • Hypernyms: ↑optical phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑dichroism, ↑trichroism * * * plēˈäkrəˌwizəm noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
