indicatrix

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indicatrix; equivalent to indicate + -trix.

Noun

indicatrix (plural indicatrices)

  1. (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

Derived terms

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