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orthoclastic

or·tho·clas·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-thuh-klas-tik]
    • /ˌɔr θəˈklæs tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-thuh-klas-tik]
    • /ˌɔr θəˈklæs tɪk/

Definition of orthoclastic word

  • adjective orthoclastic (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other. 1
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Origin of orthoclastic

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < German orthoklastisch, equivalent to ortho- ortho- + -klastisch clastic

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Parts of speech for Orthoclastic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Orthoclastic

orthoclastic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

orthoclastic usage trend in Literature

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