(diminutive) < tríklīnos a (dining) room with three couches < tri- threefold, triply + kl
ē couch < kl
to lean, recline]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tri|clin|ic — «try KLIHN ihk», adjective. designating or belonging to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and obliquely inclined. ╂[< tri + Greek kl bend, lean + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
triclinic — tri·clin·ic … English syllables
triclinium — tri·clin·i·um … English syllables
triclinium — tri•clin•i•um [[t]traɪˈklɪn i əm[/t]] n. pl. clin•i•a [[t] ˈklɪn i ə[/t]] (in ancient Rome) 1) anq an arrangement of couches around three sides of a table, for reclining on while dining 2) anq a dining room, esp. one designed for such an… … From formal English to slang
triclinic — tri•clin•ic [[t]traɪˈklɪn ɪk[/t]] adj. cry noting or pertaining to a crystal system with unequal axes that intersect at oblique angles • Etymology: 1850–55; tri + Gk klin(ein) to lean I, slope + ic … From formal English to slang
triclinohedric — (|)trī|klīnə|hēdrik, hed adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tri + clin + hedr (from Greek hedra seat) + ic more at sit : triclinic … Useful english dictionary
um — abe·ce·dar·i·um; ab·sin·thi·um; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; acera·the·ri·um; ach·ro·ma·ti·um; acon·ti·um; ac·ri·din·i·um; ac·ro·tar·si·um; ac·tin·i·um; ac·ti·no·sphae·ri·um; ac·ti·no·trich·i·um; ac·ti·no·ura·ni·um;… … English syllables
Triclinia — Triclinium Tri*clin i*um, n.; pl. {Triclinia}. [L., from Gr. ?, ?; ? (see {Tri }) + {?} a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triclinic — Tri*clin ic, a. [Pref. tri + Gr. ? to incline.] (Crystallog.) Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. See the Note under {crystallization}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triclinium — Tri*clin i*um, n.; pl. {Triclinia}. [L., from Gr. ?, ?; ? (see {Tri }) + {?} a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
