HEMIHEDRAL


Meaning of HEMIHEDRAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-mi-ˈhē-drəl ]

adjective

Etymology: hemi- + -hedron

Date: 1837

of a crystal : having half the faces required by complete symmetry — compare holohedral , tetartohedral

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