Brachydiagonal

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

  Brachydiagonal \Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal\, a. [Gr. brachy`s short +
     E. diagonal.]
     Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
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     {Brachydiagonal axis}, the shorter lateral axis of an


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

  Brachydiagonal \Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal\, n.
     The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
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