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tetartohedral

[ ti-tahr-toh-hee-druhl ]

adjective

  1. (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.


tetartohedral

/ tɪˌtɑːtəʊˈhiːdrəl /

adjective

  1. (of a crystal) having one quarter of the number of faces necessary for the full symmetry of its crystal system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • teˌtartoˈhedrally, adverb
  • teˌtartoˈhedralism, noun
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Other Words From

  • te·tarto·hedral·ly adverb
  • te·tarto·hedrism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetartohedral1

1855–60; < Greek tétarto ( s ) one fourth + -hedral
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tetartohedral1

C19: from Greek tetartos one fourth + -hedral
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Example Sentences

This is bounded by twelve irregular pentagons, and is a tetartohedral or quarter-faced form of the hexakis-octahedron.

These systems, however, only represented holohedral forms, leaving the hemihedral and tetartohedral classes to be explained.

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