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tyndall blue — noun Usage: usually capitalized T : bluish plane polarized light (as in the sky) scattered in the Tyndall effect … Useful english 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 — This article is about the Tyndale family. For the translator of the bible, see William Tyndale. For other uses, see Tyndale (disambiguation). ] [cite web|url=http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/ntlpicweb/scripts/ExtSearch.asp?SearchTerm=15378|title=Territo… … Wikipedia
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 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 , 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 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 — noun British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the… … Useful english dictionary
Tyndall colors or scattering — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Color of certain insects resulting from interference of light reflected by granules cast upon an absorbing layer of dark pigment beneath a more or less transparent cuticle; producing blue, green or white, depending upon the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
John Tyndall — Infobox Scientist name = John Tyndall caption = John Tyndall. birth date = August 2, 1820 birth place = Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland death date = December 4, 1893 (aged 73) death place = Surrey, England residence = nationality = British … Wikipedia
