SCALENOHEDRON


Meaning of SCALENOHEDRON in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈhēdrən noun

( plural scalenohedrons -nz ; or scalenohe·dra -rə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skalēnos scalene + New Latin -hedron

: a hemihedral form bounded ideally by scalene triangles:

a. in the hexagonal system : one of 12 faces resembling a double 6-sided pyramid

b. in the tetragonal system : one of 8 faces somewhat resembling the disphenoid

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