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brachydome

American

[brak-i-dohm] / ˈbræk ɪˌdoʊm /

noun

Crystallography.

a dome the faces of which are parallel to the shorter lateral axis.

Etymology

Origin of brachydome

First recorded in 1865–70; brachy- + dome

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