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noun
The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The presence of various colours in the cell wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: optical phenomenon
Narrower terms: dichroism, trichroism
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