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clinoaxis
noun
cli·no·axis
\¦klīnō+\
Definition of clinoaxis
clinoaxes
: the diagonal or lateral axis that makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis in the monoclinic system of crystallography
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Origin and Etymology of clinoaxis
clin- + axis
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