trimetric

[ trahy-me-trik ]

/ traɪˈmɛ trɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters.

Crystallography. orthorhombic.

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Sometimes tri·met·ri·cal .

Origin of trimetric

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

Words nearby trimetric

trimeter, trimethadione, trimethoprim, trimethylene, trimethylglycine, trimetric, trimetric projection, trimetrogon, trimmer, trimmer arch, trimming

British Dictionary definitions for trimetric

trimetric

trimetrical

/ (traɪˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective

prosody of, relating to, or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters

crystallog another word for orthorhombic

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