tetrahedral

[te-truh-hee-druhl]

adjective

1. pertaining to or having the form of a tetrahedron.

2. having four lateral planes in addition to the top and bottom.

Other Word Forms

• tetrahedrally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tetrahedral¹

First recorded in 1785–95; tetrahedr(on) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Adamantane has a carbon framework that mirrors diamond's tetrahedral structure, making it an appealing starting material for forming nanodiamonds.

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In this study, the researchers focused on a MOF called ZIF-8, which consists of a lattice of tetrahedral units made up of a zinc ion attached to four molecules of imidazole, an organic compound.

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"Synthetic anion binding is much more challenging because anions can be all kinds of shapes -- spherical, octahedral, even tetrahedral," Gong says.

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Circular kite composed of smaller tetrahedral shapes that was built by Bell and his team.

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Triangle-based kites had to be arranged in two sections connected by wood—deadweight that tetrahedral designs avoided.

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