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CLINODIAGONAL
Etymology
Noun
clinodiagonal (plural clinodiagonals)
(crystallography) That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.
Adjective
clinodiagonal (not comparable)
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, such a diagonal.
Source: Wiktionary
Cli`no*di*ag"o*nal, n. Etym: [Gr. diagonal.] (Crystallog.)
Definition: That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle witch the vertical axis. See Crystallization.
– a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or the direction of, the clinidiagonal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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