HEMIHEDRAL


Meaning of HEMIHEDRAL in English

— hemihedrally , adv.

/hem'i hee"dreuhl/ , adj.

(of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.

[ 1830-40; HEMI- + -HEDRAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .