tetragonal trisoctahedron

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Geometry. a trisoctahedron the faces of which are quadrilaterals; trapezohedron.

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How to use tetragonal trisoctahedron in a sentence

In the tetragonal system there are three axes at right angles to each other.
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Though closely resembling the tetragonal torbernite in form, it crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and is optically biaxial.
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Direct nitration gives (principally) m-nitrobenzoic acid, also pseudo-tetragonal with a much shorter principal axis.
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Benzoic acid is pseudo-tetragonal, the principal axis being remarkably long; there is no cleavage at right angles to this axis.
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The density and specific heat of the tetragonal form are greater than those of the yellow.
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