double refraction

NOUN /dəbəl_rɪ'frækʃən/
17 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

double refraction is a valid 17-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2O1U1B3L1E1R1E1F4R1A1C3T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does double refraction mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly.

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