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Pleochroism

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Pleochroisms
possessive
Pleochroism's
pluralpossessive
Pleochroisms'