Associations to the word «Orthorhombic»

Wiktionary

ORTHORHOMBIC, adjective. (crystallography) having three unequal axes at right angles
ORTHORHOMBIC PYROXENE, noun. (mineralogy) Any of a group of minerals having the general formula XYSi2O6 in which X is iron or magnesium and Y is iron or manganese.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.