| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DICHROSCOPE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Dichroscope \Di"chro*scope\, noun. [from Greek expression di- di`s- twice color to view.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DICHROSCOPE
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| Mining | A. An instrument designed to detect two of the different colors emerging from pleochroic (that is, dichroic or trichroic) minerals. Contains a rhomb of Iceland spar and a lens system in a short tube, and exhibits the two colors side by side. See also: dichroic colors b. An instrument to detect two colors transmitted by pleochroic minerals and display them side-by-side. (references) | ||
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