indicatrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

indicatrix indicatrices

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin indicātrīx. By surface analysis, indicate + -trix.

Derived words

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