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clinodiagonal

clinodiagonal noun: that diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.

Noun

clinodiagonal (plural clinodiagonals)

  1. That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.

Adjective

clinodiagonal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, such a diagonal.

Forms of clinodiagonal

pluralclinodiagonals

Origin of clinodiagonal

From clino- + diagonal.

Questions about clinodiagonal

What does clinodiagonal mean?
Clinodiagonal means that diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.
What part of speech is clinodiagonal?
Clinodiagonal can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of clinodiagonal?
The plural of clinodiagonal is clinodiagonals.

Words near clinodiagonal in the dictionary

  1. clinoclase
  2. clinoclases
  3. clinoclasite
  4. clinoclasites
  5. clinodactyly
  6. clinodiagonal
  7. clinodiagonals
  8. clinodomatic
  9. clinodome
  10. clinodomes
  11. clinoedrite

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