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macle

[ mak-uhl ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  2. a twinned crystal.

macle

/ ˈmækəl /

noun

  1. another name for chiastolite twin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macle1

1720–30; < French < Latin macula. See macula
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macle1

C19: via French from Latin macula spot, stain
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Example Sentences

Some, which appear to be macle crystals, resist this mechanical division, and are called diamonds of nature.

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