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Definition: Birefringent |
BirefringentAdjective1. Relating to or characterized by double refraction. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | Said of a crystalline substance that displays birefringence; such materials have more than one index of refraction. Syn:birefractive;birefracting. (references) |
Physics | Other. . substances. . which affect the passage of light unequally in different directions, are anisotropic or birefringent. Source: European Union. (references) |
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birefringent | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "birefringent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 双折射. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | birefringens (birefractive), birefraktiv (birefractive), dobbeltbrydende (birefractive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | birefractief (birefractive), dubbelbrekend (birefractive), anisotroop (anisotropic, birefractive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | biréfringent (birefractive), anisotrope. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | birefraktiv (birefractive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | διπλοθλαστικός (birefractive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kettős törő. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | irefringentbay birrefringente (birefractive), birrefrangente (birefractive). (various references) birrefringente (birefractive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-f-g-i-i-n-n-r-r-t" | |
-1 letter: interfering. | |
-2 letters: benefiting, gentrifier, interfiber. | |
-3 letters: ferreting, inferring, infringer, interring. | |
-4 letters: befinger, befringe, beginner, briefing, entering, feinting, ferritin, fingerer, fringier, infringe, refining, refiring, reignite, retiring. | |
-5 letters: beefing, beignet, benefit, bigfeet, birring, briefer, bringer, brinier, brining, feigner, fernier, ferrite, fierier, finnier, freeing, ginnier, grifter, grinner, igniter, inbeing, integer, interne, niftier, niterie, rebegin, reefing, refiner, reifier, reining. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01101001 01110010 01100101 01100110 01110010 01101001 01101110 01100111 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B i r e f r i n g e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0069 0072 0065 0066 0072 0069 006E 0067 0065 006E 0074 |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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