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clinorhombic

clinorhombic adjective: possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.

Adjective

clinorhombic (not comparable)

  1. Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.

Origin of clinorhombic

From clino- + rhombic: compare French clinorhombique.

Questions about clinorhombic

What does clinorhombic mean?
Clinorhombic means possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic.
What part of speech is clinorhombic?
Clinorhombic is an adjective.

Words near clinorhombic in the dictionary

  1. clinopyroxene
  2. clinopyroxenes
  3. clinopyroxenite
  4. clinopyroxenites
  5. clinopyroxenitic
  6. clinorhombic
  7. clinorotated
  8. clinorotating
  9. clinorotation
  10. clinosafflorite
  11. clinoscope

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