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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trichroismnoun

    pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions

Wiktionary

  1. trichroismnoun

    The property of some optically anisotropic crystals of transmitting different colours of light in three different spatial directions.

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  1. trichroism

    Trichroism is a physical property of certain minerals and gemstones, particularly crystals, manifested by their ability to absorb and reflect different amounts of light when observed from different angles or directions. The term originates from the Greek words 'tri' meaning three, and 'chroma' meaning color, thus 'trichroism' refers to the display of three different colors when viewed from three different angles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trichroismnoun

    the quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions

Entomology

  1. Trichroism

    the condition when any given part exhibits three different colors in different individuals of the same species: e.g. in Lepidoptera, the hind wings of certain Heliconids.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trichroism in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trichroism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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