streaming birefringence

Synonym: flow birefringence
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06048
The birefringence induced by flow in liquids, solutions and dispersions of optically anisotropic, @I03298@ or deformable flow molecules or particles due to a non-random orientation of the molecules or particles. Synonymous with flow birefringence.
Source:
Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 61 [Terms] [Book]