photochromism

photochromism
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight.

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  • Photochromism — is the reversible transformation of a chemical species between two forms by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation, where the two forms have different absorption spectra. [ [http://pubs.acs.org/journals/chreay/thematic/00/photo.html Chemical …   Wikipedia

  • photochromism — fotochromija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos savybė dėl šviesos poveikio grįžtamai keisti spalvą. atitikmenys: angl. photochromy; photochromism rus. фотохромия …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • photochromism — noun see photochromic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Photochromism — Фотохромизм (обратимое изменение окраски под действием света) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • photochromism — pho·to·chro·mism …   English syllables

  • photochromism — /foʊtəˈkroʊmɪzəm/ (say fohtuh krohmizuhm) noun a reversible process in which a solid changes colour on exposure to light and reverts to the original in the dark …  

  • photochromism —   n. property of changing colour on exposure to light or other radiation and of reverting to original colour immediately the light or radiation source is removed.    ♦ photochromic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • photochromism — noun see photochromic I …   Useful english dictionary

  • photochromic — photochromism, n. /foh teuh kroh mik/, adj. (of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light. [1950 55; PHOTO + CHROM + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • Photochromie — Unter Photochromie versteht man die lichtinduzierte reversible Umwandlung zweier Spezies ineinander unter Änderung des Absorptionsspektrums sowie damit einhergehend ihrer physikalischen Eigenschaften. Die Rückreaktion kann dabei thermisch (T Typ… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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