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goniostat

goniostat noun: a device that is used to cut the faces of gemstones.

Noun

goniostat (plural goniostats)

  1. A device that is used to cut the faces of gemstones
  2. A device that holds a sample at a specified orientation in an X-ray beam

Forms of goniostat

pluralgoniostats

Origin of goniostat

From gonio- + -stat.

Questions about goniostat

What does goniostat mean?
Goniostat means a device that is used to cut the faces of gemstones.
What part of speech is goniostat?
Goniostat is a noun.
What is the plural of goniostat?
The plural of goniostat is goniostats.

Words near goniostat in the dictionary

  1. gonioscopically
  2. gonioscopies
  3. gonioscopy
  4. goniosomatine
  5. goniosomatines
  6. goniostat
  7. goniostats
  8. goniosynechialysis
  9. goniosynechiolysis
  10. goniothalamin
  11. goniothalamine

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