triclinic

[ trahy-klin-ik ]
/ traɪˈklɪn ɪk /

adjective Crystallography.

noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and intersect at oblique angles.
Compare crystal system.

Origin of triclinic

1850–55; tri- + Greek klī́n(ein) to lean1, slope + -ic

Words nearby triclinic

trickster, tricksy, tricktrack, tricky, triclad, triclinic, triclinium, tricolette, tricolor, tricolor camera, tricolored heron

Example sentences from the Web for triclinic

  • All the sodium, sodium-calcium, and calcium species are triclinic, except the rare monoclinic sodium felspar barbierite.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia |Various

  • This is a soda Feldspar and is triclinic, but exhibits the color characteristic of moonstone.

    Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 2 [July 1902] |Various

  • In the triclinic system there are three unequal axes and these intersections are all oblique.

    The A B C of Mining |Charles A. Bramble

  • They are triclinic, with cleavages meeting at approximately 86 degrees.

    Geology |William J. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for triclinic

triclinic
/ (traɪˈklɪnɪk) /

adjective

relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, no pair of which are perpendicular Also: anorthic

Scientific definitions for triclinic

triclinic
[ trī-klĭn′ĭk ]

Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths intersecting at oblique angles. The mineral microcline (a type of feldspar) has triclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal.