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Definition of macle in English: maclenoun ˈmak(ə)lˈmækəl 1A diamond or other crystal that is twinned. Example sentencesExamples - Almost all the creeks that have produced gold crystals have produced triangular spinel-twinned crystals or macles.
- Flattened contact twins are known in the gem trade as macles.
- Good brown macle twins up to several carats in weight have been available in recent years from the Udachnaya mine.
2 another term for chiastolite Example sentencesExamples - The chiastolite, or macle, shows the representation of a cross on its surface, this effect being produced by the regular arrangement of carbonaceous impurities along the axes of the crystal.
- The variety chiastolite (also called cross-stone, or macle) forms long prisms in a cross section.
Origin Early 19th century: from French, from Anglo-Latin mascula 'mesh'. Definition of macle in US English: maclenounˈmakəlˈmækəl 1A diamond or other crystal that is twinned. Example sentencesExamples - Good brown macle twins up to several carats in weight have been available in recent years from the Udachnaya mine.
- Flattened contact twins are known in the gem trade as macles.
- Almost all the creeks that have produced gold crystals have produced triangular spinel-twinned crystals or macles.
2 another term for chiastolite Example sentencesExamples - The variety chiastolite (also called cross-stone, or macle) forms long prisms in a cross section.
- The chiastolite, or macle, shows the representation of a cross on its surface, this effect being produced by the regular arrangement of carbonaceous impurities along the axes of the crystal.
Origin Early 19th century: from French, from Anglo-Latin mascula ‘mesh’. |