hemihedral

[ hem-i-hee-druhl ]

adjective

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

hemihedral

/ ˌhɛmɪˈhiːdrəl /

adjective

1. (of a crystal) exhibiting only half the number of planes necessary for complete symmetry

Other Words From

• hemi·hedral·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemihedral¹

First recorded in 1830–40; hemi- + -hedral

Example Sentences

The remaining simple forms are “hemihedral with parallel faces,” and from the corresponding holohedral forms two hemihedral forms, a positive and a negative, may be derived.

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They crystallize in two complementary hemihedral forms, which are respectively right-handed and left-handed, i.e. enantiomorphous forms.

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By some authors these two divisions are treated as separate systems; or again the rhombohedral forms may be considered as hemihedral developments 580 of the hexagonal.

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

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Crystals belonging to many of the hemihedral and tetartohedral classes of the six systems of crystallization are devoid of a centre of symmetry.

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