tetragonal
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or having the form of a tetragon.
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Crystallography. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which all three axes are at right angles to one another, two being equal in length and the third being of a different length.
adjective
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Also: dimetric. crystallog relating or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three mutually perpendicular axes of which only two are equal
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of, relating to, or shaped like a quadrilateral
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Relating to a crystal having three axes, two of which are of the same length and are at right angles to each other. The third axis is perpendicular to these. The mineral zircon has tetragonal crystals.
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See illustration at crystal
Other Word Forms
- tetragonally adverb
- tetragonalness noun
Etymology
Origin of tetragonal
Example Sentences
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They found that the orthorhombic phase had a polarization of 0.33 C m−2, while the two tetragonal phases showed polarizations of 0.4 and 0.6 C m−2, respectively.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
Bill very long, straight, thick, the base broader than high; the sides tetragonal; upper mandible very straight, the base rounded; under mandible beneath carinated and recurved, the margins covered by those of the upper.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
The two latter are tetragonal in crystallization, whilst brookite is orthorhombic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
Adj. four; quaternary, quaternal†; quadratic; quartile; tetract†, tetractic†, tetractinal†; tetrad, tetragonal; square, quadrate.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Apophyllite always occurs as distinct crystals, which belong to the tetragonal system.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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