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hemihedral

hemihedral adjective: having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system.

Adjective

hemihedral (not comparable)

  1. Having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system

Origin of hemihedral

From hemi- + -hedral.

Words formed from hemihedral

Questions about hemihedral

What does hemihedral mean?
Hemihedral means having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system.
What part of speech is hemihedral?
Hemihedral is an adjective.

Words near hemihedral in the dictionary

  1. hemigordiopsids
  2. hemigossypol
  3. hemigossypolone
  4. hemigynous
  5. hemihedra
  6. hemihedral
  7. hemihedrally
  8. hemihedric
  9. hemihedrism
  10. hemihedrisms
  11. hemihedrite

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