Meanings
adjectivetriclinic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryHaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Italic*tri-
- Latintri-
- Englishtri-
- Englishtriclinic
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 三斜
- 三斜 (sānxié)having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
Finnish trikliininen
- trikliininenhaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
French triclinique
- tricliniquehaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
Hungarian triklin
- triklinhaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
Italian triclinico
- triclinicohaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
Polish trójskośny
- trójskośnyhaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
Portuguese triclínico
- triclínicohaving three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with triclinic
cliniccynicnicotinicrabbinicmuscarinicactinicMinnickvitaminicmonoclinicbaroclinicsuccinicpolyclinichomoclinicaminolevulinicacetylneuraminicantihistaminicolefinicheteroclinicapurinicapyrimidinicparaffinicFinnicabietinicachromatinic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
triclinic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triclinic
MLA
“triclinic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triclinic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triclinic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triclinic.
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