circular dichroism

noun

1

: the property (as of an optically active medium) of unequal absorption of right and left plane-polarized light so that the emergent light is elliptically polarized

2

: a spectroscopic technique that makes use of circular dichroism

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

circular dichroism

noun

1

: the property (as of an optically active medium) of unequal absorption of right and left plane-polarized light so that the emergent light is elliptically polarized

2

: a spectroscopic technique that makes use of circular dichroism