| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to, or the direction of, the clinodiagonal.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb clinodiagonally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (clinodiagonally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective clinodiagonal.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLINODIAGONAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Clinodiagonal \Cli`no*di*ag"o*nal\, noun. [from Greek expression kli`nein to incline English diagonal.]. (references) |
