Extinction Angle
nounid
53728·updated May 18, 2026verified
the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- angle of extinction
- plural
- Extinction Angles
- possessive
- Extinction Angle's
- pluralpossessive
- Extinction Angles'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
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