ANGLE OF EXTINCTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
   Synonym(s)
   • extinction angle (what does extinction angle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) angle of extinction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • angle (what does angle mean?)