单词 | macle |
释义 | macle/ˈmak(ə)l![]() noun 1A diamond or other crystal that is twinned.Almost all the creeks that have produced gold crystals have produced triangular spinel-twinned crystals or macles....
2 another term for chiastolite.The chiastolite, or macle, shows the representation of a cross on its surface, this effect being produced by the regular arrangement of carbonaceous impurities along the axes of the crystal....
OriginEarly 19th century: from French, from Anglo-Latin mascula 'mesh'. |
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