Zingg diagram

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 247 words | Copyright

Zingg diagram A diagram, introduced by T. Zingg in 1935, that is used to plot the relative dimensions of the long, short, and intermediate axes of a particle, allowing its shape to be classified as bladed (see BLADE), oblate, equant, or prolate.

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