biaxial crystal

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• biaxial crystal — dviašis kristalas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. biaxial crystal vok. zweiachsiger Kristall, m rus. двуосный кристалл, m pranc. cristal biaxe, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• biaxial — adjective Date: 1854 having or relating to two axes or optic axes < a biaxial crystal > • biaxially adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Crystal optics — is the branch of optics that describes the behaviour of light in anisotropic media, that is, media (such as crystals) in which light behaves differently depending on which direction the light is propagating. The index of refraction depends on… …   Wikipedia

• biaxial — [bī ak′sē əl] adj. 1. having two axes [a biaxial joint] 2. designating a monoclinic, orthorhombic, or triclinic crystal that does not have birefringence along two axes biaxially adv …   English World dictionary

• Biaxial nematic — A biaxial nematic is a spatially homogeneous liquid crystal with three distinct optical axes. This is to be contrasted to a simple nematic, which has a single preferred axis, around which the system is rotationally symmetric. The symmetry group… …   Wikipedia

• biaxial — bi•ax•i•al [[t]baɪˈæk si əl[/t]] adj. 1) math. having two axes 2) cry (of a crystal) having two optical axes along which double refraction does not occur • Etymology: 1850–55 bi•ax i•al′i•ty, n. bi•ax′i•al•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• biaxial — /baɪˈæksiəl/ (say buy akseeuhl) adjective 1. having two axes. 2. (of a crystal) having two directions in which no double refraction occurs. –biaxially, adverb …  

• Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… …   Wikipedia

• Optic axis of a crystal — For the axis of an optical system, see Optical axis. The optic axis of a crystal is the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no birefringence (double refraction). Due to the internal structure of the crystal (the specific… …   Wikipedia

• Optic axis of a crystal — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Liquid Crystal — Polarisationsmikroskopische Aufnahme eines Flüssigkristalls: Schlieren Textur einer nematischen flüssigkristallinen Phase, wie sie auch in Flüssigkristallanzeigen verwendet wird. Als Flüssigkristall bezeichnet man eine Substanz, die einerseits… …   Deutsch Wikipedia