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Clinodiagonal
Cliˊno-di-ag′o-nal
,Noun.
[Gr.
κλίνειν
to incline + E. diagonal
.] (Crystallog.)
That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis. See
– Crystallization
. Adj.
Pertaining to, or the direction of, the clinodiagonal.
Definition 2024
clinodiagonal
clinodiagonal
English
Noun
clinodiagonal (plural clinodiagonals)
- (crystallography) That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.
Adjective
clinodiagonal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to, or in the direction of, such a diagonal.