Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In crystallography, a name given to planes in the orthorhombic system which are parallel to the shorter lateral (or brachydiagonal) axis while intersecting the other two axes. See
dome , 5.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See
dome .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun crystallography A
dome parallel to the shorterlateral axis .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Ancient Greek for "short" + English dome.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word brachydome.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.