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Brachypinacoid

Brachˊy-pin′a-coid

,
Noun.
[Gr.
βραχύσ
short + E.
pinacoid
.]
(Crytallog.)
A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

Definition 2024


brachypinacoid

brachypinacoid

English

Noun

brachypinacoid (plural brachypinacoids)

  1. (crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.