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Triclinic vs Monoclinic - What's the difference?

triclinic | monoclinic |

In crystallography terms the difference between triclinic and monoclinic

is that triclinic is having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles while monoclinic is having three unequal axes with two perpendicular and one oblique intersections.

triclinic

English

(wikipedia triclinic)

Adjective

(-)
  • (crystallography) Having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles.

    • See also

    * monoclinic * orthorhombic * hexagonal * rhombohedral * tetragonal * cubic

    monoclinic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (crystallography) Having three unequal axes with two perpendicular and one oblique intersections.

    • See also

    * triclinic * orthorhombic * hexagonal * rhombohedral * tetragonal * cubic