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Faraday effect

noun

  1. the rotation of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light as the light passes through certain isotropic media in the direction of a strong magnetic field in which the medium is placed.


Faraday effect

  1. The rotation of the plane of polarization of polarized light when subject to a magnetic field parallel to the direction in which the light is propagating.
  2. Also called Faraday rotation


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Faraday effect1

First recorded in 1885–90; named after M. Faraday

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