Triclinic
adjective, Crystallography.
1.
noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and intersect at oblique angles.
adjective
1.
relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, no pair of which are perpendicular Also anorthic
triclinic
(trī-klĭn’ĭk)
Relating to a crystal having three axes of different lengths intersecting at oblique angles. The mineral microcline (a type of feldspar) has triclinic crystals. See illustration at crystal.
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