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Webster 1913 Edition
Vicinal
Vic′i-nal
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
vicinalis
: cf. F. vicinal
.] 1.
Near; vicine.
T. Warton.
Vicinal planes
(Min.)
, subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex symbols.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vicinal
VIC'INAL
,Definition 2024
vicinal
vicinal
English
Adjective
vicinal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
- (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
- (mineralogy) Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.
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Translations
of or pertaining to a neighborhood
chemistry: describing atoms attached to nearby atoms
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