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Definition of Anorthic
1. Adjective. Having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles. "Triclinic system"
Definition of Anorthic
1. a. Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.
Definition of Anorthic
1. Adjective. (crystallography) Having three unequal axes that intersect obliquely ¹
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Definition of Anorthic
1. denoting a certain type of crystal system [adj]
Medical Definition of Anorthic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anorthic
Literary usage of Anorthic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy by William Phillips, Henry James Brooke, William Hallows Miller (1852)
"In the anorthic system, the form hkl has the two faces Jikl, la. 217. To find
the position of any pole. ..."
2. The Optical Indicatrix and the Transmission of Light in Crystals by Lazarus Fletcher (1892)
"Ihe ray-surface for a mono-symmetric or anorthic crystal. 30. (a) Next consider
the case of a crystal which admits of the transmission of a ray of ..."
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