ORTHORHOMBIC

Etymology

Adjective

orthorhombic (not comparable)

(crystallography) Having three unequal axes at right angles.

Source: Wiktionary


Or`tho*rhom"bic, a. Etym: [Ortho- + rhombic.] (Crystallog.)

Definition: Noting the system of crystallization which has three unequal axes at right angles to each other; trimetric. See Crystallization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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