Kerr effect

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English

Etymology

From Rev. John Kerr Scottish physicist

Noun

Kerr effect

1. ((physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) birefringence of a material induced by an electric field due to partial orientation of its molecules