kerr effect

Kerr ef·fect

K k

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noun kerr effect the double refraction of light in certain substances, produced by an electric field. 1
noun kerr effect the production of double refraction in certain transparent substances by the application of a strong electric field 0
noun kerr effect a slight elliptical polarization of plane polarized light when reflected from one of the poles of a strong magnet 0

before 1905

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1905-10; named after John Kerr (1824-1907), Scottish physicist

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