scalenohedron

American

[skey-lee-nuh-hee-druhn] / skeɪˌli nəˈhi drən /

noun

Crystallography.

plural

scalenohedrons, scalenohedra

a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.

Other Word Forms

scalenohedral adjective

Etymology

Origin of scalenohedron

1850–55; < Greek skalēnó ( s ) unequal + -hedron

Example Sentences

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The angles over the three edges of a face of a scalenohedron are all different; the angles over three alternate polar edges are more obtuse than over the other three polar edges.

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