The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
orthorhombic — [ôr΄thō räm′bik] adj. [ ORTHO + RHOMBIC] designating or of a crystal system having three axes of unequal length, each of which intersects at right angles with the others: see CRYSTAL SYSTEM … English World dictionary
orthorhombic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1859 of, relating to, or constituting a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes at right angles to each other … New Collegiate Dictionary
orthorhombic — /awr theuh rom bik/, adj. Crystall. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic; trimetric. Cf. crystal system. [1865 70; ORTHO + RHOMBIC] * * * … Universalium
orthorhombic — adjective Having three unequal axes at right angles … Wiktionary
orthorhombic — or·tho·rhom·bic .ȯr thə räm bik adj of, relating to, or constituting a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes at right angles to each other * * * or·tho·rhom·bic (or″tho romґbik) having three unequal axes intersected … Medical dictionary
orthorhombic — adj. pertaining to the rhombic crystallization pattern, pertaining to the crystallization pattern characterized by three unequal axes that intersect at right angles (Mineralogy) É”rθə rÉ‘mbɪk / É”Ëθə rÉ’mb … English contemporary dictionary
orthorhombic — [ˌɔ:θə(ʊ) rɒmbɪk] adjective denoting a crystal system with three unequal axes at right angles … English new terms dictionary
orthorhombic — or·tho·rhombic … English syllables
orthorhombic — or•tho•rhom•bic [[t]ˌɔr θəˈrɒm bɪk[/t]] adj. cry noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
orthorhombic — /ɔθəˈrɒmbɪk/ (say awthuh rombik) adjective denoting or relating to a system of crystallisation characterised by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles … Australian-English dictionary
