Meaning & use
dichroic
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Showing two different colors when viewed from different angles or under different lighting.
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Dichroic glass is prized by jewelers for the way it shifts color as the light changes.
The mineral's dichroic quality helped geologists identify it under polarized light.
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Common in optics, mineralogy, and glassmaking; not to be confused with the related term "dichromatic."
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