monoclinic

American  

[mon-uh-klin-ik] / ˌmɒn əˈklɪn ɪk /

adjective

Crystallography.

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

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monoclinic British  

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈklɪnɪk /

adjective

1. 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

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monoclinic Scientific  

/ mŏn′ə-klĭn′ĭk /

1. 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.

2. See illustration at crystal

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Etymology

Origin of monoclinic

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

Example Sentences

Both rhombic sulfur and monoclinic sulfur contain S8 molecules in which atoms form eight-membered, puckered rings that resemble crowns, as illustrated in Figure 18.25.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Crystals of rhombic sulfur melt at 113 °C. Cooling this liquid gives long needles of monoclinic sulfur.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The above may be illustrated by considering the equilibrium between rhombic and monoclinic sulphur.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

The crystals are monoclinic and occur in porphyry almost exclusively.

From Rimrock Trail by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)

Gypsum crystallizes in the monoclinic system, the habit of the crystals being usually either prismatic or tabular; in the latter case the broad planes are parallel to the faces of the clinopinacoid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various