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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTriclinic
/traɪˈklɪn.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to a crystal system having three axes of unequal length intersecting at oblique angles.
"Feldspar minerals often crystallize in the triclinic system." - 2
Characterized by three angles that are all different from 90 degrees.
"The unit cell of the mineral turquoise has a triclinic geometry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the International Scientific Vocabulary, combining the prefix tri- (meaning 'three') with the Greek klinikos (meaning 'pertaining to a bed or slope', from klinein 'to slope or lean'). Coined in the 19th century in crystallography to describe a crystal system characterized by three unequal intersecting axes inclined to one another at oblique angles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Triclinic" is said worldwide
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triclinique
Transliteration: /tʁi.kli.nik/
"Le système cristallin triclinique possède trois axes inégaux."
triklin
Transliteration: /tʁiˈkliːn/
"Das trikline Kristallsystem weist drei ungleiche Achsen auf."
triclino
Transliteration: /triˈkli.no/
"Il sistema cristallino triclino ha tre assi di lunghezza diversa."
triclínico
Transliteration: /tɾiˈkli.ni.ko/
"El feldespato cristaliza en el sistema triclínico."
triclínico
Transliteration: /tɾiˈkli.ni.ku/
"O sistema cristalino triclínico tem três eixos desiguais."
त्रinatnaki
Transliteration: triklinik
Script: त्रिक्लिनिक
"त्रिक्लिनिक क्रिस्टल प्रणाली में तीन असमान अक्ष होते हैं।"
三斜的
Transliteration: sān xié de
"绿松石属于三斜晶系。"
삼사정계의
Transliteration: samsa-jeong-gye-ui
"삼사정계 광물은 세 개의 서로 다른 축을 가지고 있다."
三斜晶系
Transliteration: sanshakeishei
"三斜晶系は結晶系の中で最も対称性が低い。"
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