indicatrix

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

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