- relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, no pair of which are perpendicularAlso: anorthic
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tri•clin•ic
(trī klin′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Crystall.]
- noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and intersect at oblique angles. Cf. crystal system.
- tri- + Greek klí̄n(ein) to lean1, slope + -ic 1850–55
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triclinic /traɪˈklɪnɪk/ adj
'triclinic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
albite
- anorthic
- crystal system
- kyanite
- plagioclase
- rhodonite
- blue vitriol
- microcline
- pedion