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Clinopinacoid
Cliˊno-pin′a-coid
,Noun.
[Gr.
κλίνειν
to incline + E. pinacoid
.] (Crystallog.)
The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.
Definition 2024
clinopinacoid
clinopinacoid
English
Noun
clinopinacoid (plural clinopinacoids)
- (crystallography) The plane in monoclinic crystals that is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes.