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trimetric

[ trahy-me-trik ]
/ traɪˈmɛ trɪk /

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

trimethoprim, trimethylamine, trimethylaminuria, trimethylene, trimethylglycine, trimetric, trimetric projection, trimetrogon, trimmer, trimmer arch, trimming
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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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