adjective
- relating to or having a crystal system characterized by three unequal axes with one oblique intersection
Usage: crystallography
Examples
- The mineral gypsum has a monoclinic crystal structure.
- Monoclinic crystals are characterized by their unique angular geometry.
- The researcher identified the specimen as having monoclinic symmetry.
- Many common minerals exhibit monoclinic crystal forms.
- The monoclinic system is one of seven crystal systems in mineralogy.