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trimetric

[ trahy-me-trik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters.
  2. Crystallography. orthorhombic.


trimetric

/ traɪˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

  1. prosody of, relating to, or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters
  2. crystallog another word for orthorhombic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trimetric1

First recorded in 1830–40; trimet(e)r + -ic

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