English Explanatory Dictionary

pleochroic halo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A microscopic spherical region in which there is a change in color from the surrounding mineral, due to radiation damage from alpha particles.

Word forms

pleochroic halo pleochroic halos pleochroic haloes
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