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tetragonal
CIDE DICTIONARY
tetragonal, a.
- Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers. [1913 Webster]
- Having four prominent longitudinal angles. [1913 Webster]
- Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See
Tetragonal system , under Crystallization. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tetragonal, adj.
1 of or like a tetragon.
2 Crystallog. (of a crystal) having three axes at right angles, two of them equal.
1 of or like a tetragon.
2 Crystallog. (of a crystal) having three axes at right angles, two of them equal.
Derivative
tetragonally adv.
ROGET THESAURUS
tetragonal
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