BRACHYPINACOID

Brach`y*pin"a*coid, n. Etym: [Gr. pinacoid.] (Crytallog.)

Definition: A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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