Brachydome
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brachydome — /brak i dohm /, n. Crystall. a dome the faces of which are parallel to the shorter lateral axis. Cf. macrodome. [1865 70; BRACHY + DOME] * * * … Universalium
brachydome — brachy·dome … English syllables
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
macrodome — ˈmakrəˌdōm noun Etymology: macr + dome : the dome of a crystal having planes parallel to the longer lateral axis compare brachydome, clinodome * * * /mak reuh dohm /, n. Crystall. a dome the faces of which are parallel to the greater lateral axis … Useful english dictionary
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
macrodome — /mak reuh dohm /, n. Crystall. a dome the faces of which are parallel to the greater lateral axis. Cf. brachydome. [1880 85; MACRO + DOME] * * * … Universalium
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
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