biréfringent
French, adjective/bi.ʁe.fʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃/
biréfringent is a French adjective meaning “birefringent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “[Alt: Photographie d'un bloc de calcite biréfringent.]Qui possède un caractère de biréfringence, c'est-à-dire…”.
What does biréfringent mean in English?
adjective
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birefringent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. [Alt: Photographie d'un bloc de calcite biréfringent.]Qui possède un caractère de biréfringence, c'est-à-dire qui peut diviser en deux un rayon lumineux incident.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of biréfringent
- biréfringente feminine
- biréfringents masculine plural
- biréfringentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce biréfringent?
- /bi.ʁe.fʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃/
- \bi.ʁe.fʁɛ̃.ʒɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is biréfringent in French?
biréfringent appears about once in every 91 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).