Orthodome

Orthodome
Orthodome \Or"tho*dome\, n. [Ortho- + dome.] (Crystallog.) See the Note under {Dome}, 4. [1913 Webster]

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  • orthodome — ˈȯ(r)thəˌdōm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary orth + dome : the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the orthoaxis compare brachydome, clinodome, macrodome * * * orthocœlic, orthodome etc.: see …   Useful english dictionary

  • orthodome — or·tho·dome …   English syllables

  • Dome — Dome, n. [F. d[^o]me, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house, domus Dei or Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to Gr. ? house, ? to build, and E. timber. See {Timber}.] 1. A building; a house; an edifice; used chiefly in poetry. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brachydome — ˈbrakə̇ˌdōm noun Etymology: brachy + dome : the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the shorter lateral axis compare clinodome, macrodome, orthodome * * * /brak i dohm /, n. Crystall. a dome the faces of which are parallel to the shorter… …   Useful english dictionary

  • clinodome — ˈklīnəˌdōm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clin + dome : a dome in which the planes are parallel to the inclined axis in a monoclinic crystal compare brachydome, macrodome, orthodome …   Useful english dictionary

  • hemidome — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌdōm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hemi (I) + dome 1. : a pinacoid parallel to the orthoaxis and cutting the vertical axes and clinoaxes in a crystal 2. : a dome that has only two like faces (as an orthodome of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • orth- — combining form or ortho Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, straight, right, true, from Latin, from …   Useful english dictionary

  • orthocœlic — orthocœlic, orthodome etc.: see ortho …   Useful english dictionary

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