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| anisotropic |
having different dimensions along different axes. [1/2 definitions] |
| biaxial |
having two axes. |
| equatorial |
a telescope mounted on two axes, one parallel to and one perpendicular to the earth's axis of rotation. [1/3 definitions] |
| isometric |
of or pertaining to a crystal system that has three equal axes at right angles to each other. [1/4 definitions] |
| line graph |
a graph that plots the relationship between two variable quantities, represented on horizontal and vertical axes, by connecting their coordinate points with straight lines. |
| monoclinic |
of or designating a system of crystal formation in which three crystal axes of unequal length intersect, two at right angles and one obliquely. |
| orthorhombic |
of or denoting a pattern of crystallization embodying three mutually perpendicular axes of different lengths. |
| quadrant |
in the standard Cartesian coordinate system, one of the four regions into which the vertical and horizontal axes divide the plane. [1/5 definitions] |
| spheroid |
a flattened sphere created by revolving an ellipse about one of its axes. |
| triclinic |
of or designating a system of crystallization in which three unequal axes intersect at oblique angles. |
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