tetragonal

American  

[te-trag-uh-nl] / tɛˈtræg ə nl /

adjective

1. pertaining to or having the form of a tetragon.

2. Crystallography. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which all three axes are at right angles to one another, two being equal in length and the third being of a different length.

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tetragonal British  

/ tɛˈtræɡənəl /

adjective

1. Also: dimetric.  crystallog relating or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three mutually perpendicular axes of which only two are equal

2. of, relating to, or shaped like a quadrilateral

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tetragonal Scientific  

/ tĕ-trăg′ə-nəl /

1. Relating to a crystal having three axes, two of which are of the same length and are at right angles to each other. The third axis is perpendicular to these. The mineral zircon has tetragonal crystals.

2. See illustration at crystal

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• tetragonally
  adverb
• tetragonalness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of tetragonal

First recorded in 1565–75; tetragon + -al ¹

Example Sentences

They found that the orthorhombic phase had a polarization of 0.33 C m−2, while the two tetragonal phases showed polarizations of 0.4 and 0.6 C m−2, respectively.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Apophyllite always occurs as distinct crystals, which belong to the tetragonal system.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The density and specific heat of the tetragonal form are greater than those of the yellow.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Combinations of holohedral tetragonal forms are shown in figs. 47-49; fig.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

Adj. four; quaternary, quaternal†; quadratic; quartile; tetract†, tetractic†, tetractinal†; tetrad, tetragonal; square, quadrate.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark