Indicatrix
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Indicatrix is a noun meaning (mathematics, crystallography) An ellipsoid whose three axes represent the refractive indices of an anisotropic crystal for light following different directions with respect to the crystal axes.
Meaning
(mathematics, crystallography) An ellipsoid whose three axes represent the refractive indices of an anisotropic crystal for light following different directions with respect to the crystal axes.
Word Forms
- indicatrices
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biaxial, parameter, pseudoaxis, clinoaxis, symbol, bisectrix.
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