Usually means: Splitting of light into two.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. double refraction: Merriam-Webster
  2. double refraction: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. double refraction: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. double refraction: Collins English Dictionary
  5. double refraction: Vocabulary.com
  6. double refraction: Wordnik
  7. double refraction: Wiktionary
  8. double refraction: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Double refraction, double refraction: Dictionary.com
  10. Double refraction: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. double refraction: Rhymezone
  12. double refraction: FreeDictionary.org
  13. double refraction: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. double refraction: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. double refraction: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. double refraction: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Double Refraction: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

Tech (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Liquid Crystal (No longer online)
  2. Double Refraction: Gems and Precious Stones
  3. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  4. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)
  5. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)

(Note: See double_refractions as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (double refraction)

noun:  The separation of an incident ray of light into two refracted rays, polarized in perpendicular planes.

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