- Tyndall light
- the light that is reflected or dispersed by particles suspended in a gas or liquid; see Tyndall phenomenon, under phenomenon.
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Tyndall light
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Tyndall effect — [tin′dəl] n. 〚after John Tyndall (1820 93), Brit physicist〛 Physics the scattering and polarization of a light beam by colloidal particles in a dispersed system * * * ▪ physics also called Tyndall phenomenon scattering of a beam of light… … Universalium
Tyndall effect — n the scattering of a beam of light when passed through a medium containing small suspended particles (as smoky or mist laden air or colloidal solutions) called also Tyndall phenomenon * * * a strong beam of light passes through a true solution… … Medical dictionary
Tyndall effect — [tin′dəl] n. [after John Tyndall (1820 93), Brit physicist] Physics the scattering and polarization of a light beam by colloidal particles in a dispersed system … English World dictionary
Tyndall effect — The Tyndall effect is an effect of light scattering by colloidal particles or particles in suspension. It is named after the 19th century Irish scientist John Tyndall. It is similar to Rayleigh scattering, in that the intensity of the scattered… … Wikipedia
Tyndall , John — (1820–1893) British physicist Tyndall was born at Carlow (now in the Republic of Ireland) and after leaving school began work as a draftsman and civil engineer in the Irish Ordnance Survey. He later became a railway engineer for a Manchester firm … Scientists
Tyndall, John — ▪ British physicist born August 2, 1820, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland died December 4, 1893, Hindhead, Surrey, England British experimental physicist who was an avid promoter of science in the Victorian era. Tyndall was born into … Universalium
Tyndall effect — noun the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible; the scattered light is mainly blue • Hypernyms: ↑optical phenomenon * * * noun also tyndall phenomenon Usage: usually… … Useful english dictionary
Tyndall beam — Tyn·dall beam tind əl n the luminous path formed in the Tyndall effect by the breaking up of the entering light by the suspended particles called also Tyndall cone Tyndall John (1820 1893) British physicist. Tyndall was appointed professor of… … Medical dictionary
tyndall beam — noun or tyndall cone |tindəl Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after John Tyndall died 1893 British physicist : the luminous path formed in the Tyndall effect by the breaking up of the entering light by the suspended particles * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Tyndall beam — Physical Chem. the visible path of light produced by the scattering action (Tyndall effect) of the particles in a colloidal solution on a beam of light passed through it. [named after J. TYNDALL] * * * … Universalium
