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dendritic, a.|dɛnˈdrɪtɪk|
[mod. f. dendrite (in F. dendritique): see -ic.]
Resembling or of the nature of dendrite: said of various structures or formations, chiefly mineral and animal.
1. Of a branching form; arborescent, tree-like. Also in Geogr.
1816P. Cleaveland Mineral. 445 This variety..is reniform, dendritic, in membranes, &c. 1841J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 74 Dendritic native silver and copper. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 102 This structure..may be either dendritic or foliaceous. 1898I. C. Russell River Devel. vii. 204 The well-developed dendritic drainage in Lebanon valley. 1937Wooldridge & Morgan Phys. Basis Geogr. xiv. 189 The..surface will be resolved into slopes leading down to drainage channels. In areas of homogeneous rocks such a process gives rise to a simple, tree-like or dendritic, drainage plan.
2. Having arborescent markings.
1805–17R. Jameson Char. Min. (ed. 3) 77 Steatite and dendritic calcedony. 1872H. Macmillan True Vine iii. 110 Imitations of ferns and foliage..in moss-agates, or in what are called dendritic pebbles. |