trichroic

Variant of trichroism

trichroism definition

tri·chro·ism (trī′krō iz′əm)

noun

the property that some crystals have of transmitting light of three different colors when looked at from three different directions

Etymology: < Gr trichroos, of three colors < tri-, tri- + chroia, color: for IE base see chroma

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