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Orthopinacoid

Orˊtho-pin′a-coid

,
Noun.
[
Ortho-
+
pinacoid
.]
(Crystallog.)
A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.

Definition 2024


orthopinacoid

orthopinacoid

English

Noun

orthopinacoid (plural orthopinacoids)

  1. (crystallography) Either of the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.