'Polysynthetic twinning' definitions:
Definition of 'Polysynthetic twinning'
From: GCIDE
- Polysynthetic \Pol`y*syn*thet"ic\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*s[i^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Poly- + synthetic.] Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative. [1913 Webster]
- Polysynthetic twinning (Min.), repeated twinning, like that of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands in alternately reversed positions. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Polysynthetic twinning'
From: GCIDE
- Twinning \Twin"ning\, n. (Crystallog.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about. [1913 Webster]
- Polysynthetic twinning, repeated twinning of crystal lamellae, as that of the triclinic feldspars.
- Repeated twinning, twinning of more than two crystals, or parts of crystals.
- Twinning axis, Twinning plane. See the Note under Twin, n. [1913 Webster]