STAUROSCOPE

Etymology

Noun

stauroscope (plural stauroscopes)

(crystallography) An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.

Source: Wiktionary


Stau"ro*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.] (Crystallog.)

Definition: An optical instrument used in determining the position of the planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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