monoclinic

[ mon-uh-klin-ik ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈklɪn ɪk /

adjective Crystallography.

noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the crystals have three unequal axes, with one oblique intersection.

Nearby words

monochromator, monochrome, monocle, monoclinal, monocline, monoclinic, monoclinous, monoclonal, monoclonal antibody, monoclonality, monocoque

Compare crystal system.

Origin of monoclinic

1865–70; mono- + Greek klī́n(ein) to incline + -ic

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Examples from the Web for monoclinic

Heat is set free when monoclinic sulphur changes into rhombic.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
The monoclinic crystals are prismatic in habit, with deeply striated prism and dome faces.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
Sulphur exists in two well-known crystalline forms—rhombic, or octahedral, and monoclinic, or prismatic sulphur.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
The crystals are monoclinic and occur in porphyry almost exclusively.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn

Occasionally, though but rarely, malachite occurs in small dark-green prismatic crystals of the monoclinic system.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for monoclinic

monoclinic

/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈklɪnɪk) /

adjective

crystallog relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, one pair of which are not at right angles to each other

Word Origin for monoclinic

C19: from mono- + Greek klīnein to lean + -ic

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Science definitions for monoclinic

monoclinic

[ mŏn′ə-klĭn′ĭk ]

Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths. Two of the axes are at oblique angles to each other, and the third axis is perpendicular to the plane that is made by the other two. The mineral gypsum has monoclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal.