ordinary ray

noun

Optics, Crystallography. the part of a doubly refracted ray whose velocity within a crystal is the same in any direction.

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British Dictionary definitions for ordinary ray

ordinary ray

noun

the plane-polarized ray of light that obeys the laws of refraction in a doubly-refracting crystal Compare double refraction, extraordinary ray