English Explanatory Dictionary

pinacoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The face of a crystal parallel to two of the axes.

Word forms

pinacoid pinacoids

Etymology

Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “slab, tablet”) + -oid.

Derived words

brachypinacoid clinopinacoid macropinacoid orthopinacoid
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