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(mineralogy, microscopy) An eye shape of concentric coloured optical fringes seen on a conoscopic interference pattern surrounding an optical axis. For biaxial minerals there are a pair of circles, like eyes..
Use melatope when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Melatope means (mineralogy, microscopy) An eye shape of concentric coloured optical fringes seen on a conoscopic interference pattern surrounding an optical axis. For biaxial minerals there are a pair of circles, like eyes..
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Use melatope where its definition matches the intended context.
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