CLINOPINACOID

Etymology

Noun

clinopinacoid (plural clinopinacoids)

(crystallography) The plane in monoclinic crystals that is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.

Source: Wiktionary


Cli`no*pin"a*coid, n. Etym: [Gr. pinacoid.] (Crystallog.)

Definition: The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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