🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

三斜的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sānxié de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Anorthic/ænˈɔːr.θɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该矿物具有三斜晶系结构。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Pertaining to or belonging to the triclinic crystal system, characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles.

    "The mineral specimen displayed an anorthic crystal structure under microscopic analysis."
  2. 2

    Not right-angled or lacking rectilinearity in geometric form.

    "The architectural design featured anorthic planes that challenged traditional symmetry."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek prefix 'an-' meaning 'not', combined with 'orthos' meaning 'straight' or 'right', and the adjectival suffix '-ic'. The term was coined in the 19th century within mineralogy and crystallography to describe crystals lacking right angles.

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