clinopinacoid

clinopinacoid
\\|klīnə+\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clin- + pinacoid
: a pinacoid whose planes are parallel to the inclined and vertical axes in a monoclinic crystal

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clīnōpinˈacoid or clinopinˈakoid noun
A form consisting of two faces parallel to the clinoaxis and the vertical axis
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Main Entry: ↑clino-

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  • Clinopinacoid — Cli no*pin a*coid, n. [Gr. kli nein to incline + E. pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clinopinacoid — cli·no·pinacoid …   English syllables

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