Dī-ăt’o-moŭs, a.
a. [Gr. διάτομος, cut through, from διατέμνειν, to cut through, from διά, through, and τέμνειν, to cut.] (Min.) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; — said of crystals. Mohs.
a. [Gr. διάτομος, cut through, from διατέμνειν, to cut through, from διά, through, and τέμνειν, to cut.] (Min.) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; — said of crystals. Mohs.