TETARTOHEDRAL


Meaning of TETARTOHEDRAL in English

— tetartohedrally , adv. — tetartohedrism , n.

/ti tahr'toh hee"dreuhl/ , adj.

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

[ 1855-60; tétarto ( s ) one fourth + -HEDRAL ]

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