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triclinic definition

tri·clinic (trī klin′ik)

adjective

designating or of a crystal system having three axes of unequal length, none of which intersects at right angles with another

Etymology: < tri- + Gr klinein, to incline (see lean) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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