optical indicatrix

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• indicatrix — |ində̇|kā.triks, ə̇nˈdikə.(ˌ)t noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, feminine of Late Latin indicator more at trix : an ellipsoid whose axes are proportional to the principal refractive indices of a crystal and from which various optical properties of …   Useful english dictionary

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