🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

triklin

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʁiˈkliːn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Quadriclinic/ˌkwɒdrɪˈklɪnɪk/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Dieses Mineral kristallisiert im triklinen System."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or denoting a crystal system characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles, possessing no planes or axes of symmetry.

    "Feldspar minerals typically crystallize in the quadriclinic system."
As noun
  1. 1

    A crystal or form belonging to the quadriclinic system.

    "Under the microscope, the sample was identified as a quadriclinic."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Neo-Latin, combining the prefix quadri- (four) from Latin quattuor with the Greek adjective klinikos (pertaining to a bed or slope), referring to the inclination of axes. It was coined in 19th-century crystallography to describe crystal systems having three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles.

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