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 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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