brachypinacoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.

Word forms

brachypinacoid brachypinacoids

Etymology

From brachy- + pinacoid.

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