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Birefringence vs Refringence - What's the difference?

birefringence | refringence | Derived terms |

Birefringence is a derived term of refringence.


In physics|lang=en terms the difference between birefringence and refringence

is that birefringence is (physics) the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium while refringence is (physics) refractive power; refraction.

As nouns the difference between birefringence and refringence

is that birefringence is (physics) the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium while refringence is (physics) refractive power; refraction.

birefringence

English

(wikipedia birefringence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) the splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium

    • Synonyms

    * double refraction

    refringence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) refractive power; refraction

    • Derived terms

    *birefringence

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