What is another word for monoclinic?
Pronunciation: [mˌɒnə͡ʊklˈɪnɪk] (IPA) 
Monoclinic is a term most commonly used in mineralogy and crystallography to describe a specific crystal structure. Synonyms for this term include "clinorhombic," which refers to a crystal where only one set of parallel faces are present, and "hemimorphic," which refers to crystals having different faces on opposite ends of the crystal. "Orthoclinic" is another synonym, which is used to describe a crystal structure where the three axes are unequal in length and lie in orthogonal directions. Lastly, "triclinic" is another similar term used to describe a crystal structure where none of the axes are perpendicular, whereas the monoclinic structure has one axis perpendicular to the other two.
