anorthic

Thân thiện

A student examines an anorthic crystal under a bright lamp.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles: This is the specific geometric property of a crystal system in mineralogy and crystallography. It describes a lattice structure where the three axes are of different lengths and none of the angles between them are 90 degrees.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Plagioclase feldspar is a common mineral that crystallizes in the anorthic system.
  • The anorthic crystal structure is the most general and least symmetric of the seven crystal systems.

Advanced Usage

• "Anorthic system": The full term for the crystal system itself, synonymous with the "triclinic system".
  • In the anorthic system, there are no axes of rotational symmetry.

Variants and Related Words

• Triclinic (adj): A complete synonym for "anorthic" in crystallography.
  • The triclinic lattice is characterized by its low symmetry.

Synonyms

• Triclinic: Having three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. (This is the direct and most common synonym in scientific contexts.)

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• triclinic