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Clinodiagonal

Cliˊno-di-ag′o-nal

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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
.
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Adj.
Pertaining to, or the direction of, the clinodiagonal.