English Explanatory Dictionary

Abney effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The perceived hue shift that occurs when white light is added to a monochromatic light source

Word forms

Abney effect Abney effects

Etymology

Named after physicist William de Wiveleslie Abney who discovered the effect in 1909.

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