Y-DIRECTION

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. One of three orthogonal optic directions in biaxial crystals. Light with its electric vector (vibration direction in early terminology) parallel to the y-direction has a unique intermediate refractive index (n beta ) for a given crystal and is called the fast ray, relative to light with its electric vector parallel to the z-direction, and the slow ray, relative to light with its electric vector parallel to the x-direction. In orthorhombic crystals, the y-direction is constrained by symmetry to correspond to one of the crystallographic directions, the correspondence determined being empirically. In monoclinic crystals, one optic direction, commonly the y-direction, is constrained by symmetry to correspond to the unique diad. In triclinic crystals, there is no symmetrical constraint relating optic directions to crystallographic axes. b. One of three orthogonal optic directions in biaxial crystals. Light with its electric vector (vibration direction) parallel to the y-direction has a unique intermediate index of refraction (nbeta ) for a givencrystal and is fast or slow depending on crystal orientation. (references)
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Anagrams: Y-DIRECTION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: tyrocidine.
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-y"
	-1 letter: direction, tyrocidin.
	-2 letters: centroid, cytidine, doctrine, idoneity, indicter, indictor, indirect, reindict, retinoid.
	-3 letters: cindery, citrine, cointer, cordite, crinite, crinoid, ctenoid, deontic, dictier, diction, dineric, dinitro, diorite, edition, ericoid, identic, incited, inciter, inditer, neritic, nitride, noritic, noticed, noticer, oneiric, tindery, tyronic.
	-4 letters: cinder, citied, citrin, citron, codein, coedit, coined, coiner, corned, cornet, cortin, credit, cretin.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-y"
	+1 letter: tyrocidines.
	+2 letters: hydrokinetic, interdictory.
	+3 letters: discretionary, dryopithecine.
	+4 letters: aerodynamicist, directionality, dryopithecines.
	+5 letters: aerodynamicists, bidirectionally, disconcertingly, inconsiderately.
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