goniostat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that is used to cut the faces of gemstones
  2. A device that holds a sample at a specified orientation in an X-ray beam

Word forms

goniostat goniostats

Etymology

From gonio- + -stat.

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