scalenohedron
[ skey-lee-nuh-hee-druh n ]
/ skeɪˌli nəˈhi drən /
noun, plural sca·le·no·he·drons, sca·le·no·he·dra [skey-lee-nuh-hee-druh] /skeɪˌli nəˈhi drə/. Crystallography.
a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
Nearby words
scaled, scaledown, scalene, scalene muscle, scalenectomy, scalenohedron, scalenotomy, scalenus, scalenus anterior syndrome, scalepan, scaler
Origin of scalenohedron
Related formssca·le·no·he·dral, adjective
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