triclinic

American  

[trahy-klin-ik] / traɪˈklɪn ɪk /

adjective

Crystallography.

1. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and intersect at oblique angles.

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triclinic British  

/ traɪˈklɪnɪk /

adjective

1. Also: anorthic.  relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, no pair of which are perpendicular

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triclinic Scientific  

/ trī-klĭn′ĭk /

1. Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths intersecting at oblique angles. The mineral microcline (a type of feldspar) has triclinic crystals.

2. See illustration at crystal

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Etymology

Origin of triclinic

1850–55; tri- + Greek klī́n ( ein ) to lean ¹, slope + -ic

Example Sentences

A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.

From Project Gutenberg

A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color.It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.

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At the same time orthoclase and microcline are both potassium felspars; yet the former crystallizes in the monoclinic, and the latter in the triclinic system.

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It forms large triclinic prisms of specific gravity 2.6-2.7, which are moderately soluble in cold water and readily soluble in hot water.

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Boric acid crystallizes from water in white nacreous laminae belonging to the triclinic system; it is difficultly soluble in cold water, but dissolves readily in hot water.

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