TETARTOHEDRAL


Meaning of TETARTOHEDRAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ te-ˌtär-tə-ˈhē-drəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek tetartos fourth; akin to Greek tettares four — more at four

Date: circa 1858

of a crystal : having one fourth the number of planes required by complete symmetry — compare hemihedral , holohedral

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