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Macropinacoid :: Macropinacoid (n.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.

Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

Clinodiagonal :: Clinodiagonal (n.) That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis. See Crystallization.

Arriswise :: Arriswise (adv.) Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise..

Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..

Brachydiagonal :: Brachydiagonal (a.) Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism..

Diatomous :: Diatomous (a.) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; -- said of crystals..

Orthopinacoid :: Orthopinacoid (n.) A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.

Macrodiagonal :: Macrodiagonal (n.) The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization..

Toed :: Toed (a.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing..

Bias :: Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..

Time-table :: Time-table (n.) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains..

Purpure :: Purpure (n.) Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base)..

Twill :: Twill (v. i.) To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface..

Cross-springer :: Cross-springer (n.) One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction. [See Illustr. of Groined vault.].

Incommensurable :: Incommensurable (a.) Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable..

Clinodiagonal :: Clinodiagonal (a.) Pertaining to, or the direction of, the clinodiagonal..

Bias :: Bias (a.) Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth..

Kite :: Kite (n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry..

Brachydiagonal :: Brachydiagonal (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.

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