Anorthic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anorthic \A*nor"thic\, a. [See {Anorthite}.] (Min.)
     Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  anorthic
       adj : having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique
             angles; "triclinic system" [syn: {triclinic}] [ant: {monoclinic}]