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holohedral

[ hol-uh-hee-druhl, hoh-luh- ]

adjective

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


holohedral

/ ˌhɒləˈhiːdrəl /

adjective

  1. (of a crystal) exhibiting all the planes required for the symmetry of the 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

  • ˌholoˈhedrism, noun
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Other Words From

  • holo·hedry holo·hedrism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of holohedral1

First recorded in 1830–40; holo- + -hedral
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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.

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

Combinations of holohedral tetragonal forms are shown in figs. 47-49; fig.

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