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pleochroism

/pli'ɑkroʊ,ɪzəm/

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noun
the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
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type of:
optical phenomenon

Definition that contains pleochroism

trichroism pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions
dichroism pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions