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Categories: Polarization (waves), Mineralogy stubs, Optics stubs, Optical mineralogy
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optic axis  optic axis of a crystal  extraordinary axis  optically biaxial crystal
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In a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs WordNet 3.0
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In a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An optic axis of a crystal is a direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no birefringence. Wikipedia
The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction. Wiktionary
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A crystal may have either one or two optic axes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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