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mechanical birefringence, stress birefringence
1. The phenomenon by which normally isotropic materials are made birefringent (splitting of a light beam into two components, which travel at different velocities) by the application of mechanical stress.
2. A change in the double refraction of a solid material when it is subjected to stress.
2. A change in the double refraction of a solid material when it is subjected to stress.
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mechano-, mechan-; mechanico-; machin-
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