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holohedral
[ hol-uh-hee-druhl, hoh-luh- ]
/ ˌhɒl əˈhi drəl, ˌhoʊ lə- /
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adjective
(of a crystal) having all the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
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OTHER WORDS FROM holohedral
hol·o·he·dry, hol·o·he·drism, nounWords nearby holohedral
holograph, holographic, holographic will, holography, hologynic, holohedral, hololith, holometabolous, holomorphic, Holon, Holophane
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How to use holohedral in a sentence
These systems, however, only represented holohedral forms, leaving the hemihedral and tetartohedral classes to be explained.
British Dictionary definitions for holohedral
holohedral
/ (ˌhɒləˈhiːdrəl) /
adjective
(of a crystal) exhibiting all the planes required for the symmetry of the crystal system
Derived forms of holohedral
holohedrism, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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