ORTHOCLASTIC

Etymology

Adjective

orthoclastic (comparative more orthoclastic, superlative most orthoclastic)

(crystallography) Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.

Source: Wiktionary


Or`tho*clas"tic, a. (Crystallog.)

Definition: Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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