orthorhombic

[ awr-thuh-rom-bik ]

/ ˌɔr θəˈrɒm bɪk /

adjective Crystallography.

noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic; trimetric.

Compare crystal system.

Origin of orthorhombic

First recorded in 1865–70; ortho- + rhombic

OTHER WORDS FROM orthorhombic

pseu·do·or·tho·rhom·bic, adjective

Words nearby orthorhombic

orthoptic, orthoptics, orthoptist, orthopyroxene, orthorexia, orthorhombic, orthoscope, orthoscopic, orthoscopy, orthoselection, orthosis

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Example sentences from the Web for orthorhombic

Barytes, which crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, has two sets of cleavages, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
It is of less frequent occurrence in nature than copper-glance, the orthorhombic cuprous sulphide.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
In the orthorhombic system there are three unequal axes at right angles to each other.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble
Though closely resembling the tetragonal torbernite in form, it crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is optically biaxial.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

Orthorhombic crystals common, usually prisms capped at one end by pyramided faces and abruptly terminated at the other.
Geology|William J. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for orthorhombic

orthorhombic

/ (ˌɔːθəʊˈrɒmbɪk) /

adjective

crystallog relating to the crystal system characterized by three mutually perpendicular unequal axesAlso: rhombic, trimetric

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Scientific definitions for orthorhombic

orthorhombic

[ ôr′thō-rŏm′bĭk ]

Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths intersecting at right angles. The mineral topaz has orthorhombic crystals. See illustration at crystal.

单词	orthorhombic
释义	orthorhombic [ awr-thuh-rom-bik ] / ˌɔr θəˈrɒm bɪk / adjective Crystallography. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic; trimetric. Compare crystal system. Origin of orthorhombic First recorded in 1865–70; ortho- + rhombic OTHER WORDS FROM orthorhombic pseu·do·or·tho·rhom·bic, adjective Words nearby orthorhombic orthoptic, orthoptics, orthoptist, orthopyroxene, orthorexia, orthorhombic, orthoscope, orthoscopic, orthoscopy, orthoselection, orthosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orthorhombic Barytes, which crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, has two sets of cleavages, viz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7\|Various It is of less frequent occurrence in nature than copper-glance, the orthorhombic cuprous sulphide. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6\|Various In the orthorhombic system there are three unequal axes at right angles to each other. The A B C of Mining\|Charles A. Bramble Though closely resembling the tetragonal torbernite in form, it crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is optically biaxial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various Orthorhombic crystals common, usually prisms capped at one end by pyramided faces and abruptly terminated at the other. Geology\|William J. Miller British Dictionary definitions for orthorhombic orthorhombic / (ˌɔːθəʊˈrɒmbɪk) / adjective crystallog relating to the crystal system characterized by three mutually perpendicular unequal axesAlso: rhombic, trimetric 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 orthorhombic orthorhombic [ ôr′thō-rŏm′bĭk ] Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths intersecting at right angles. The mineral topaz has orthorhombic 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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