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monoclinic

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mon⋅o⋅clin⋅ic

  [mon-uh-klin-ik]
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–adjective Crystallography.
noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the crystals have three unequal axes, with one oblique intersection.

Origin:
1865–70; mono- + Gk kln(ein) to incline + -ic
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mon·o·clin·ic   (mŏn'ə-klĭn'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to three unequal crystal axes, two of which intersect obliquely and are perpendicular to the third.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mono·clin·ic
Pronunciation: "män-&-'klin-ik
Function: adjective
of a crystal : having one oblique intersection ofthe axes
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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monoclinic   (mŏn'ə-klĭn'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths. Two of the axes are at oblique angles to each other, and the third axis is perpendicular to the plane that is made by the other two. The mineral gypsum has monoclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal.
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