triclinic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles
    anorthic.
    • triclinic system

WordNet


Tri*clin"ic adjective
Etymology
Pref. tri- + Gr. to incline.
Definitions
  1. (Crystallog.) Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. See the Note under crystallization.

Webster 1913