triclinic
tri·cli·nicadjective
triclinic is spelled T-R-I-C-L-I-N-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables (tri·cli·nic). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, triclinic means “Having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in triclinic?
| Letters | 9: T-R-I-C-L-I-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: tri·cli·nic |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is triclinic?
Triclinic appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce triclinic?
- UK
Triclinic has 3 syllables, split tri·cli·nic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-triclinic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does triclinic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triclinic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | triclinique |
| Portuguese | triclínico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does triclinic come from?
From tri- + -clinic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).