vicinal

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English

Etymology

From Latin vīcīnālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vicinal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
  2. (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
  3. (mineralogy) Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vīcīnālis. Displaced Middle French voisinal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vi.si.nal/
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Adjective

vicinal (feminine vicinale, masculine plural vicinaux, feminine plural vicinales)

  1. vicinal

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: vi‧ci‧nal

Adjective

vicinal m or f (plural vicinais)

  1. vicinal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vicinal.

Adjective

vicinal m or n (feminine singular vicinală, masculine plural vicinali, feminine and neuter plural vicinale)

  1. vicinal

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