brachydome

[ brak-i-dohm ]
/ ˈbræk ɪˌdoʊm /

noun Crystallography.

a dome the faces of which are parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
Compare macrodome.

Origin of brachydome

First recorded in 1865–70; brachy- + dome

Words nearby brachydome

brachycheilia, brachycranic, brachydactylia, brachydactylic, brachydactyly, brachydome, brachygnathia, brachylogy, brachymelia, brachymesophalangia, brachymetacarpia