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Physical Chem.the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.[1890-95]
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Optical rotation — (optical activity) is the turning of the plane of linearly polarized light about the direction of motion as the light travels through certain materials. It occurs in solutions of chiral molecules such as sucrose (sugar), solids with rotated… … Wikipedia
optical rotation — n the angle through which the plane of vibration of polarized light that traverses an optically active substance is rotated * * * the quality of certain optically active substances whereby the plane of polarized light is changed, so that it is… … Medical dictionary
optical rotation — noun The rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarized light as it passes through a chiral medium See Also: optical activity … Wiktionary
optical rotation — noun Date: 1895 the angle through which the plane of vibration of polarized light that traverses an optically active substance is rotated … New Collegiate Dictionary
optical rotation — op′tical rota′tion n. chem. the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance • Etymology: 1890 … From formal English to slang
optical rotation — /ɒptɪkəl roʊˈteɪʃən/ (say optikuhl roh tayshuhn) noun the angle through which the plane of polarised light is rotated on passing through an optically active substance …
optical rotation — noun : the angle through which the plane of polarization of polarized light that traverses an optically active substance is rotated depending on the nature of the substance, on the length of the layer of the substance traversed, and on the… … Useful english dictionary
angle of optical rotation — optinio sukimo kampas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Kampas, kuriuo tiesiai poliarizuota šviesa, pereinanti per optiškai aktyvią terpę, pasukama laikrodžio rodyklės judėjimo kryptimi, kai žiūrima į šviesos šaltinį.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
dispersion of optical rotation — optinio sukimo dispersija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Poliarizacijos plokštumos sukimo kampo priklausomybė nuo praeinančios pro medžiagą poliarizuotos šviesos bangos ilgio. atitikmenys: angl. dispersion of optical rotation rus. дисперсия … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Optical rotatory dispersion — is the variation in the optical rotation of a substance with a change in the wavelength of light. Optical rotatory dispersion can be used to find the absolute configuration of metal complexes. For example, when plane polarized white light from an … Wikipedia
