"pinacoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pinacoids [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “slab, tablet”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πινάκιον||slab, tablet}} Ancient Greek πινάκιον (pinákion, “slab, tablet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinacoid (plural pinacoids)
  1. (crystallography) The face of a crystal parallel to two of the axes. Categories (topical): Crystallography

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