monoclinic

[mon-uh-klin-ik]

adjective Crystallography.

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

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

Historical Examples of monoclinic

The crystals are monoclinic and occur in porphyry almost exclusively.
Rimrock Trail
J. Allan Dunn
Pyroxenes crystallizing in the monoclinic system are the most important.
Geology
William J. Miller
Monoclinic crystals common, usually of simple forms, as shown by Figure 75i.
Geology
William J. Miller
Sulphur exists in two well-known crystalline forms—rhombic, or octahedral, and monoclinic, or prismatic sulphur.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications
Alexander Findlay
At any point outside this area, monoclinic sulphur can exist only in a metastable condition.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications
Alexander Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for monoclinic

monoclinic

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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monoclinic in Science

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.