Associations to the word «Monoclinic»

Wiktionary

MONOCLINIC, adjective. (crystallography) Having three unequal axes with two perpendicular and one oblique intersections.

Dictionary definition

MONOCLINIC, adjective. Having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection; "monoclinic system".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats