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Extinction angle
/ɪkstˈɪŋkʃən
ˈæŋgəl/
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Extinction angle
noun
1.
The angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light.
Synonym:
angle of extinction
.
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