pleochroic

ple·o·chro·ic

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [plee-uh-kroh-ik]
- /ˌpli əˈkroʊ ɪk/
- /plɪəkrˈəʊɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plee-uh-kroh-ik]
- /ˌpli əˈkroʊ ɪk/

Definition of pleochroic word

adjective pleochroic (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism. 1

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Origin of pleochroic

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; pleo- + -chroic

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Parts of speech for Pleochroic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pleochroic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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