Etymology

plagihedral

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Today it means: Having an oblique spiral arrangement of planes, as in levorotatory and dextrorotatory crystals. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλάγιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάγιος“oblique”
  2. English todayplagihedral

Ancient Greek πλάγιος (plágios, “oblique”). Also, plagio- + -hedral.

Words from the same roots

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