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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
/ ɪˌɑːəʊˈːə /
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
- ٱˌٲٴˈ, adverb
- ٱˌٲٴˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٱ·ٲt·d· adverb
- ٱ·ٲt·d noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tetartohedral1
1855–60; < Greek éٲٴ ( s ) one fourth + -hedral
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tetartohedral1
C19: from Greek tetartos one fourth + -hedral
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Example Sentences
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This is bounded by twelve irregular pentagons, and is a tetartohedral or quarter-faced form of the hexakis-octahedron.
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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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