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Tyndall (iou)



Tyndall noun. E20.
[John Tyndall, English physicist (1820-1893).]
Used attrib. with ref. to the effect of Rayleigh scattering of a beam of light by small particles, esp. the blue colour that results, as in a clear sky, a cloud of tobacco smoke, etc.
Tyndall blue, Tyndall cone, Tyndall effect, Tyndall scattering, etc. Tyndall meter an instrument that makes use of the Tyndall effect for measuring the turbidity or concentration of aerosols and suspensions.