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tetartohedral
[ ti-tahr-toh-hee-druhl ]
adjective
- (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
- (of a crystal) having one quarter of the number of faces necessary for the full symmetry of its crystal system
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Derived Forms
- teˌtartoˈhedrally, adverb
- teˌtartoˈhedralism, noun
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Other Words From
- te·tarto·hedral·ly adverb
- te·tarto·hedrism 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.
From Project Gutenberg
These systems, however, only represented holohedral forms, leaving the hemihedral and tetartohedral classes to be explained.
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