Cli′no‐di‐ag″o‐nal (?), n. [Gr. κλίνειν to incline + E. diagonal.] (Crystallog.) That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis. See Crystallization. — a. Pertaining to, or the direction of, the clinodiagonal.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.