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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

triclinic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • structure: Refinement of the triclinic structure is now in process.
  • cell: In the image the planes are shown in a different triclinic unit cell.
  • system: The columns serve the orthorhombic, monoclinic and triclinic systems respectively.