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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Birefringence
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Birrefringencia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Birrefringência
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Synonyms English:
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Birefraction
Birefractions
Birefringences
Double Refraction
Double Refractions
Refraction, Double
Refractions, Double
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Tree Number:
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G01.590.080
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Definition English:
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The property of nonisotropic media, such as crystals, whereby a single incident beam of light traverses the medium as two beams, each plane-polarized, the planes being at right angles to each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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usually NIM
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History Note English:
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68(64)
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Record Number:
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1742
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Unique Identifier:
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D001718
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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