pedion

[ ped-ee-uhn, pee-dee- ]

noun

, Crystallography.

, plural ped·i·a [ped, -ee-, uh, pee, -dee-, uh].

1. a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedion¹

1885–90; < New Latin < Greek pedíon plain, level ground, diminutive of pédon ground, earth

Example Sentences

And the Onassis Foundation — named after the son of the shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and headquartered in a massive building opened in 2011 with display galleries and two theaters — is showing an exhibition of digital art in an unexpected location: the Pedion tou Areos Park.

From New York Times

Men have long sold sex in the Pedion Areos park in central Athens, but those familiar with the scene say their numbers have spiked in recent months – once Europe began tightening its borders over the winter.

From The Guardian

The Geleontæ=the shining ones, are said to have formed the priest or warrior caste and to have lived in Pedion.

From Project Gutenberg