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Angle of Extinction

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: extinction angle
plural: Angle of Extinctions
possessive: Angle of Extinction's
pluralpossessive: Angle of Extinctions'

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