bireflectance

noun

bireflectance

noun

Etymology From bi- + reflectance.

1

Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually An optical effect in which the amount of plane polarized light reflected from a mineral sample varies as the sample is rotated

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