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MONOCLINIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does monoclinic mean?
• MONOCLINIC (adjective)
The adjective MONOCLINIC has 1 sense:
1. having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection
Familiarity information: MONOCLINIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection
Context example:
monoclinic system
Domain category:
crystallography (the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals)
Antonym:
triclinic (having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles)
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