- hemihedral
- adjective Etymology: hemi- + -hedron Date: 1837 of a crystal having half the faces required by complete symmetry — compare holohedral, tetartohedral
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Hemihedral — Hem i*he dral, a. [Hemi + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Crystallog.) Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on half of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemihedral — [hem΄i hē′drəl] adj. [ HEMI + HEDRAL] having half the number of faces required for complete symmetry: said of a crystal … English World dictionary
hemihedral — 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] * * * … Universalium
hemihedral — adjective Having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system … Wiktionary
hemihedral — hemi·he·dral … English syllables
hemihedral — hem•i•he•dral [[t]ˌhɛm ɪˈhi drəl[/t]] adj. cry (of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs • Etymology: 1830–40 hem i•he′dral•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
hemihedral — /hɛmiˈhidrəl/ (say hemee heedruhl) adjective (of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs. {hemi + Greek hedra seat, base + al1} –hemihedrally, adverb –hemihedrism,… …
hemihedral — adj. Crystallog. having half the number of planes required for symmetry of the holohedral form … Useful english dictionary
Hemihedrally — Hemihedral Hem i*he dral, a. [Hemi + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Crystallog.) Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holohemihedral — Hol o*hem i*he dral, a. [Holo + hemihedral.] (Crystallog.) Presenting hemihedral forms, in which all the sectants have halt the whole number of planes. Dana. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
