orthodome

noun

or·​tho·​dome

ˈȯ(r)thəˌdōm

: the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the orthoaxis compare brachydome, clinodome, macrodome

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + dome

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