Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triclinic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: tri-cli-nic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -clinic English triclinic From tri- + -clinic.

Frequently Paired Words

monoclinic orthorhombic hexagonal rhombohedral tetragonal cubic

Synonyms

anorthic

Rhymes With

clinic cynic rabbinic nicotinic monoclinic muscarinic finnick polyclinic minnick succinic actinic finnic

Questions

What does triclinic mean?: Having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles.
Where does triclinic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English -clinic English triclinic From tri- + -clinic.

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