orthoaxis

orthoaxis
\\|o(r)(ˌ)thō+\ noun
Etymology: orth- + axis
: the diagonal or lateral axis that is at right angles with the vertical axis in the monoclinic system of crystallization

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orthoaxˈis noun (pl orthoaxˈes /-akˈsēz/) (crystallography)
The orthodiagonal
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Main Entry: ↑ortho-

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  • orthoaxis — or·tho·axis …   English syllables

  • hemidome — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌdōm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hemi (I) + dome 1. : a pinacoid parallel to the orthoaxis and cutting the vertical axes and clinoaxes in a crystal 2. : a dome that has only two like faces (as an orthodome of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • orthodiagonal — |ȯ(r)(ˌ)thō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary orth + diagonal : orthoaxis * * * orthodiagˈonal noun (in a monoclinic crystal) that lateral axis which is perpendicular to the vertical axis • • • Main Entry: ↑ortho …   Useful english dictionary

  • orthodome — ˈȯ(r)thəˌdōm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary orth + dome : the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the orthoaxis compare brachydome, clinodome, macrodome * * * orthocœlic, orthodome etc.: see …   Useful english dictionary

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