(ˈklaɪnəʊˌæksɪs) n (Minerals) in a monoclinic crystal, the lateral axis which forms an oblique angle with the vertical axis
clinoaxis
clinoaxis
[¦klī·nō′ak·səs] (crystallography) The inclined lateral axis that makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis in the monoclinic system. Also known as clinodiagonal.