Word.ws English Dictionary

subtrihedral

/ˌsʌbtɹaɪˈhiːdɹəl/

subtrihedral adjective: almost trihedral.

Adjective

subtrihedral (not comparable)

  1. Almost trihedral.
    • the subtrihedral crown of a tooth
    • The anterior or external teeth of the upper resemble those of the lower jaw ; they are strong , conical , subtrihedral , hollow at the base , which is obliquely truncated , and rounded and obtuse at the apex1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography

Origin of subtrihedral

From sub- + trihedral.

Questions about subtrihedral

What does subtrihedral mean?
Subtrihedral means almost trihedral.
What part of speech is subtrihedral?
Subtrihedral is an adjective.
How do you pronounce subtrihedral?
Subtrihedral is pronounced /ˌsʌbtɹaɪˈhiːdɹəl/.

Words near subtrihedral in the dictionary

  1. subtrifid
  2. subtrigeminal
  3. subtrigged
  4. subtrigging
  5. subtrigonal
  6. subtrihedral
  7. subtriple
  8. subtriplicate
  9. subtriquetrous
  10. subtrochanter
  11. subtrochanteric

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: subtrihedral (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “subtrihedral.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/subtrihedral. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.