octahedral

[ ok-tuh-hee-druhl ]

/ ˌɒk təˈhi drəl /

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adjective

having the form of an octahedron.

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Origin of octahedral

First recorded in 1750–60; octahedr(on) + -al¹

Words nearby octahedral

octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagonal, octagon house, octagon scale, octahedral, octahedrite, octahedron, octal, octal notation, octamer

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How to use octahedral in a sentence

Characteristic octahedral crystals of calcium oxalate (Fig. 47) appear after ingestion of certain vegetables.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The tendency of their crystallization is to restore octahedral and cubical forms.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
One of these specimens is an irregular octahedral crystal, eight inches in diameter.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
It crystallizes in the cubic system; with regular octahedral and tetrahedral cleavages; spec.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

The neutral nitrate being properly evaporated and set aside, affords colourless, transparent, slender octahedral crystals.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for octahedral

octahedral

/ (ˌɒktəˈhiːdrəl) /

adjective

having eight plane surfaces

shaped like an octahedron

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