Category:Brachydiagonal

Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal, a. Etym: [Gr. diagonal.]

Defn: Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism. Brachydiagonal axis, the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal.

Brachydiagonal Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal, n.

Defn: The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.