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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- tetartohedrally adverb
- tetartohedrism noun
- ٱˌٲٴˈ adverb
- ٱˌٲٴˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tetartohedral1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tetartohedral1
Example Sentences
This is bounded by twelve irregular pentagons, and is a tetartohedral or quarter-faced form of the hexakis-octahedron.
These systems, however, only represented holohedral forms, leaving the hemihedral and tetartohedral classes to be explained.
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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