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EXTINCTION ANGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does extinction angle mean? 

EXTINCTION ANGLE (noun)
  The noun EXTINCTION ANGLE has 1 sense:

1. the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized lightplay

  Familiarity information: EXTINCTION ANGLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTINCTION ANGLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

angle of extinction; extinction angle

Hypernyms ("extinction angle" is a kind of...):

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)


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