Meanings
Origin
A short form of the word pseudoorthorhombic; equivalent to ortho- + rhombic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ortoròmbic
- ortoròmbichaving three unequal axes at right angles
Chinese Mandarin 正交
- 正交 (zhèngjiāo)having three unequal axes at right angles
Dutch orthorombisch
- orthorombischhaving three unequal axes at right angles
Finnish rombinen, ortorombinen
- rombinenhaving three unequal axes at right angles
- ortorombinenhaving three unequal axes at right angles
French orthorhombique
- orthorhombiquehaving three unequal axes at right angles
German orthorhombisch
- orthorhombischhaving three unequal axes at right angles
Italian ortorombico
- ortorombicohaving three unequal axes at right angles
Polish ortorombowy
- ortorombowyhaving three unequal axes at right angles
Portuguese ortorrômbico
- ortorrômbicohaving three unequal axes at right angles
Romanian ortorombic
- ortorombichaving three unequal axes at right angles
Spanish rómbico, ortorrómbico
- rómbicohaving three unequal axes at right angles
- ortorrómbicohaving three unequal axes at right angles
Swedish ortorombisk
- ortorombiskhaving three unequal axes at right angles
Cite this entry
APA
orthorhombic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorhombic
MLA
“orthorhombic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorhombic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthorhombic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorhombic.
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