tri·clin·ic (tr -kl n k)adj. Having three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. Used of certain crystals. |
triclinic [traɪˈklɪnɪk]
adj
(Chemistry) relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, no pair of which are perpendicular Also anorthic
| triclinic (tr-klnk) Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths intersecting at oblique angles. The mineral microcline (a type of feldspar) has triclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal. |
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| Adj. | 1. |  triclinic - having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles; "triclinic system"crystallography - the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals monoclinic - having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection; "monoclinic system" |
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