MONOCLINIC

monoclinic

(adjective) having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection; “monoclinic system”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monoclinic (not comparable)

(crystallography) Having three unequal axes with two perpendicular and one oblique intersections.

Source: Wiktionary


Mon`o*clin"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Crystallog.)

Definition: Having one oblique intersection; -- said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See Crystallization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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