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pedion

American

[ped-ee-uhn, pee-dee-] / ˈpɛd i ən, ˈpi di- /

noun

Crystallography.

a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.

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noun

pedia

plural

Etymology

Origin of pedion

1885–90; < New Latin < Greek pedíon plain, level ground, diminutive of pédon ground, earth

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