CONICAL REFRACTION

Definition: CONICAL REFRACTION

CONICAL REFRACTION

1. (Opt.), the refraction of a ray of light into an infinite number of rays, forming a hollow cone. This occurs when a ray of light is passed through crystals of some substances, under certain circumstances. Conical refraction is of two kinds; external conical refraction, in which the ray issues from the crystal in the form of a cone, the vertex of which is at the point of emergence; and internal conical refraction, in which the ray is changed into the form of a cone on entering the crystal, from which it issues in the form of a hollow cylinder. This singular phenomenon was first discovered by Sir W. R. Hamilton by mathematical reasoning alone, unaided by experiment.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definition: CONICAL REFRACTION

Domain	Definition
Mining	The refraction of a ray of light at certain points of double-refracting crystals, so that on emerging from the crystal it widens from an apex into a hollow cone (external conical refraction), or on entering diverges into a cone and issues as a hollow cylinder (internal conical refraction). (references)
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Commercial Usage: CONICAL REFRACTION

Domain	Title
Books	Conical Refraction and Higher Microlocalization (reference) (more book examples)
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Anagrams: CONICAL REFRACTION

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Alternative Orthography: CONICAL REFRACTION

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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CONICAL REFRACTION

Definition: CONICAL REFRACTION