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单词 orthic
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Definition of orthic in English:

orthic

adjective ˈɔːθɪk

  • 1Of a polyhedron: composed of pairs of equal parallel faces of which equivalent points are connected by lines perpendicular to the faces. Now rare.

  • 2Designating the triangle whose vertices are the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle.

  • 3Soil Science. Of a soil: having the median characteristics of its type.

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From ancient Greek ὀρθός straight + -ic.

 
 

Definition of orthic in US English:

orthic

adjectiveˈɔːθɪk

  • 1Of a polyhedron: composed of pairs of equal parallel faces of which equivalent points are connected by lines perpendicular to the faces. Now rare.

  • 2Designating the triangle whose vertices are the feet of the altitudes of a given triangle.

  • 3Soil Science. Of a soil: having the median characteristics of its type.

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From ancient Greek ὀρθός straight + -ic.

 
 
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