vicinal
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪsɪnəl/
Adjective
vicinal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
- (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
- (mineralogy) Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.
Related terms
Translations
of or pertaining to a neighborhood
chemistry: describing atoms attached to nearby atoms
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See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vīcīnālis. Displaced Middle French voisinal.
Adjective
vicinal (feminine singular vicinale, masculine plural vicinaux, feminine plural vicinales)
See also
Further reading
- “vicinal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Adjective
vicinal m, f (plural vicinais, comparable)
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