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triclinic
[ trahy-klin-ik ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which the three axes are unequal and intersect at oblique angles.
triclinic
/ ٰɪˈɪɪ /
adjective
- relating to or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three unequal axes, no pair of which are perpendicular Alsoanorthic
triclinic
/ ٰī-ĭ′ĭ /
- 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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of triclinic1
Example Sentences
A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color.It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
At the same time orthoclase and microcline are both potassium felspars; yet the former crystallizes in the monoclinic, and the latter in the triclinic system.
It forms large triclinic prisms of specific gravity 2.6-2.7, which are moderately soluble in cold water and readily soluble in hot water.
Boric acid crystallizes from water in white nacreous laminae belonging to the triclinic system; it is difficultly soluble in cold water, but dissolves readily in hot water.
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