MACRODOME

Etymology

Noun

macrodome (plural macrodomes)

A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal.

Source: Wiktionary


Mac"ro*dome, n. Etym: [Macro- + dome.] (Crystallog.)

Definition: A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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