monoclinic

[ mon-uh-klin-ik ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈklɪn ɪk /

adjective Crystallography.

noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the crystals have three unequal axes, with one oblique intersection.

Compare crystal system.

Origin of monoclinic

1865–70; mono- + Greek klī́n(ein) to incline + -ic

Words nearby monoclinic

monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal, monocline, monoclinic, monoclinous, monoclonal, monoclonal antibody, monoclonality, monocoque

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Example sentences from the Web for monoclinic

Heat is set free when monoclinic sulphur changes into rhombic.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
The monoclinic crystals are prismatic in habit, with deeply striated prism and dome faces.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
Sulphur exists in two well-known crystalline forms—rhombic, or octahedral, and monoclinic, or prismatic sulphur.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
The crystals are monoclinic and occur in porphyry almost exclusively.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn

Occasionally, though but rarely, malachite occurs in small dark-green prismatic crystals of the monoclinic system.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for monoclinic

monoclinic

/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈklɪnɪk) /

adjective

crystallog relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, one pair of which are not at right angles to each other

Word Origin for monoclinic

C19: from mono- + Greek klīnein to lean + -ic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for monoclinic

monoclinic

[ mŏn′ə-klĭn′ĭk ]

Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths. Two of the axes are at oblique angles to each other, and the third axis is perpendicular to the plane that is made by the other two. The mineral gypsum has monoclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal.

单词	monoclinic
释义	monoclinic [ mon-uh-klin-ik ] / ˌmɒn əˈklɪn ɪk / adjective Crystallography. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the crystals have three unequal axes, with one oblique intersection. Compare crystal system. Origin of monoclinic 1865–70; mono- + Greek klī́n(ein) to incline + -ic Words nearby monoclinic monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal, monocline, monoclinic, monoclinous, monoclonal, monoclonal antibody, monoclonality, monocoque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monoclinic Heat is set free when monoclinic sulphur changes into rhombic. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson The monoclinic crystals are prismatic in habit, with deeply striated prism and dome faces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"\|Various Sulphur exists in two well-known crystalline forms—rhombic, or octahedral, and monoclinic, or prismatic sulphur. The Phase Rule and Its Applications\|Alexander Findlay The crystals are monoclinic and occur in porphyry almost exclusively. Rimrock Trail\|J. Allan Dunn Occasionally, though but rarely, malachite occurs in small dark-green prismatic crystals of the monoclinic system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for monoclinic monoclinic / (ˌmɒnəʊˈklɪnɪk) / adjective crystallog relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, one pair of which are not at right angles to each other Word Origin for monoclinic C19: from mono- + Greek klīnein to lean + -ic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for monoclinic monoclinic [ mŏn′ə-klĭn′ĭk ] Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths. Two of the axes are at oblique angles to each other, and the third axis is perpendicular to the plane that is made by the other two. The mineral gypsum has monoclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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