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Tyndall effect
Tyn·dall ef·fect [ tínd'l i fèkt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
scattering of light: the scattering of light by minute particles in its path, such as dust in the air
[Early 20th century. After John Tyndall (1820-1893), British physicist]
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