retardance
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Definition of retardance
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)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.
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Etymology
From Middle French retardance.
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