tetartohedral

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adjective

isometric and tetragonal, but having one fourth of the number of planes required for complete symmetry

OriginAncient Greek τέταρτος →
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Meanings

adjectivetetartohedral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryisometric and tetragonal, but having one fourth of the number of planes required for complete symmetry

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτέταρτος
  2. Englishtetartohedral

From Ancient Greek τέταρτος (tétartos) + -hedral.

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tetartohedral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetartohedral

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Chicago

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