angle_of_extinction has definitions from the fields of physics,crystallography
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[ noun ] (physics,crystallography) the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light

Synonyms

extinction_angle

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

According_to Philippoff , the recoverable shear s is given by * * f where �c is the angle_of_extinction .

Related terms

angle

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