clinopinacoid

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noun

The plane in monoclinic crystals that is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinodiagonal) axes.

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Meanings

nounclinopinacoid (plural clinopinacoids)

plural clinopinacoids

  1. chemistryThe plane in monoclinic crystals that is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinodiagonal) axes.

Origin

From clino- + pinacoid.

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APA

clinopinacoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinopinacoid

MLA

“clinopinacoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinopinacoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinopinacoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinopinacoid.

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