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pleochroism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
pleochro-ism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The presence of various colours in the cell wall.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

pleochroisms (plural) pleochromism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dichroism pleochroic trichroism

Questions

What does pleochroism mean?
The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.

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