different between geminal vs vicinal

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m?n?l

Adjective

geminal (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Describing identical atoms or groups attached to the same atom in a molecule

Translations

See also

• vicinal

Anagrams

• ameling, gmelina, leaming, mealing, megalin

English

Etymology

From Latin v?c?n?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?s?n?l/

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.

Related terms

• vicinality
• vicine
• vicinity

Translations

See also

• geminal

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?c?n?lis. Displaced Middle French voisinal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

1. vicinal

See also

• géminal

Further reading

• “vicinal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Adjective

vicinal m or f (plural vicinais, comparable)

1. vicinal

Romanian

Etymology

From French vicinal

Adjective

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

1. vicinal

Declension