clinodome

noun

cli·​no·​dome

ˈklīnəˌdōm

plural -s

: a dome in which the planes are parallel to the inclined axis in a monoclinic crystal compare brachydome, macrodome, orthodome

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary clin- + dome

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