Preferred Label : birefringence;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : birefraction; birefractions; double refractions; refraction, double; birefringences; double refraction; refractions, double;
MeSH annotation : a principle of optics; NIM; no qualif; usually NIM;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birefringence;
Origin ID : D001718;
UMLS CUI : C0005597;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
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)
