clinodiagonal

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noun

That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.

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Meanings

nounclinodiagonal (plural clinodiagonals)

plural clinodiagonals

  1. chemistryThat diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.
adjectiveclinodiagonal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to, or in the direction of, such a diagonal.

Origin

From clino- + diagonal.

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APA

clinodiagonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinodiagonal

MLA

“clinodiagonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinodiagonal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinodiagonal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinodiagonal.

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