hemihedral

American  

[hem-i-hee-druhl] / ˌhɛm ɪˈhi drəl /

adjective

1. (of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.

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hemihedral British  

/ ˌhɛmɪˈhiːdrəl /

adjective

1. (of a crystal) exhibiting only half the number of planes necessary for complete symmetry

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Other Word Forms

• hemihedrally
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of hemihedral

First recorded in 1830–40; hemi- + -hedral

Example Sentences

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hemihedral

In this way a mixture of the two asparagines was obtained, which were separated by picking out the hemihedral crystals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

These systems, however, only represented holohedral forms, leaving the hemihedral and tetartohedral classes to be explained.

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

The remaining simple forms are “hemihedral with parallel faces,” and from the corresponding holohedral forms two hemihedral forms, a positive and a negative, may be derived.

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

Corresponding to each of these hemihedral forms there is another geometrically similar form, differing, however, not only in orientation, but also in actual crystals in the characters of the faces.

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

They crystallize in two complementary hemihedral forms, which are respectively right-handed and left-handed, i.e. enantiomorphous forms.

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