dichroism

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) The property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
 * 2)  The property of some anisotropic materials of having different absorption coefficients for light polarized in different directions; circular dichroism.

Translations

 * Catalan: dicroisme
 * Polish: dichroizm
 * Spanish: dicroísmo