indicatrix
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indicatrix; equivalent to indicate + -trix.
Noun
indicatrix (plural indicatrices)
- (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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