retardance
nounEtymology
From Middle French retardance.
- derived from retardance
Definitions
The difference in phase shift between two characteristic polarizations of light upon…
The difference in phase shift between two characteristic polarizations of light upon reflection from an interface. Retardance can be reported in the Abelès or Mueller conventions. The retardance phase shift angle is often specified in degrees.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for retardance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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