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One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.

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  1. n. One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.
  2. One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal into which it is divided by the axial planes.
  3. One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinateplanes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal intowhich it is divided by the axial planes.