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The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.

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  1. n. The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.
  2. n. the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
  3. The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.
  4. The property possessed by some crystals, of showing differentcolors when viewed in the direction of different axes.
  5. n the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions