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tetragonal

[ te-trag-uh-nl ]
/ tɛˈtræg ə nl /

adjective

pertaining to or having the form of a tetragon.
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.

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Origin of tetragonal

First recorded in 1565–75; tetragon + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM tetragonal

te·trag·o·nal·ly, adverbte·trag·o·nal·ness, noun

Words nearby tetragonal

tetrafluoride, tetrafluoroethene, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafunctional, tetragon, tetragonal, tetragonal trisoctahedron, tetragram, Tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite
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British Dictionary definitions for tetragonal

tetragonal
/ (tɛˈtræɡənəl) /

adjective

Also: dimetric crystallog relating or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three mutually perpendicular axes of which only two are equal
of, relating to, or shaped like a quadrilateral

Derived forms of tetragonal

tetragonally, adverbtetragonalness, noun
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Scientific definitions for tetragonal

tetragonal
[ tĕ-trăg′ə-nəl ]

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. See illustration at crystal.
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