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birefringent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
bire-frin-gent
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to birefringence

adj

Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English refringent English birefringent From bi- + refringent.

Derived Forms

birefringently nonbirefringent

Frequently Paired Words

monorefringent

Questions

What does birefringent mean?
Of or pertaining to birefringence
Where does birefringent come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English refringent English birefringent From bi- + refringent.

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