trimetric

American

[trahy-me-trik] / traɪˈmɛ trɪk /

Sometimes trimetrical

adjective

pertaining to or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters.
Crystallography. orthorhombic.

trimetric British

/ traɪˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

prosody of, relating to, or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters
crystallog another word for orthorhombic

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Etymology

Origin of trimetric

First recorded in 1830–40; trimet(e)r + -ic

Example Sentences

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Staurolite, stawr′ō-līt, n. a silicate of alumina with ferrous oxide, magnesia, and water, crystallising in trimetric forms, common as twinned cruciform crystals in certain states.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

A dig with the Guanche magada or lanza, the island alpen-stock, either outside or inside the crater, will turn up, under the moist white clay, lovely trimetric crystals of sulphur, with the palest straw tint, deepening to orange, and beautifully disposed in acicular shapes.

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