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brachypinacoid

brachypinacoid noun: a plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

Noun

brachypinacoid (plural brachypinacoids)

  1. (obsolete) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

Forms of brachypinacoid

pluralbrachypinacoids

Origin of brachypinacoid

From brachy- + pinacoid.

Questions about brachypinacoid

What does brachypinacoid mean?
Brachypinacoid means a plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
What part of speech is brachypinacoid?
Brachypinacoid is a noun.
What is the plural of brachypinacoid?
The plural of brachypinacoid is brachypinacoids.

Words near brachypinacoid in the dictionary

  1. brachyopoid
  2. brachyparacytic
  3. brachypellic
  4. brachyphalangia
  5. brachyphylline
  6. brachypinacoid
  7. brachypinacoidal
  8. brachypinacoids
  9. brachypodism
  10. brachypodium
  11. brachypodiums

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