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tetradecahedral

tetradecahedral adjective: in the form of a tetradecahedron.

Adjective

tetradecahedral (not comparable)

  1. In the form of a tetradecahedron.
    • The Selenitæ of this Genus conſiſt each of ſix ſides, that is, a top and bottom, and four Trapezia; but want the Rhombic ends which make the others decahedral or tetradecahedral;[…].1748, John Hill, A General Natural History: or, New and Accurate Descriptions of the Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals, of the Different Parts of the World; […], London: […] Thomas Osborne, […], page...
    • The cryſtals are ſometimes irregular, but frequently aſſume rhomboidal, tetradecahedral, and almoſt all other regular forms.1792, “GRANATE, or Garnet”, in Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, on a Plan Entirely New: […], volume VIII, Dublin: […] James Moore, […], page...

Synonyms of tetradecahedral

Origin of tetradecahedral

From tetradeca- + -hedral.

Questions about tetradecahedral

What does tetradecahedral mean?
Tetradecahedral means in the form of a tetradecahedron.
What part of speech is tetradecahedral?
Tetradecahedral is an adjective.

Words near tetradecahedral in the dictionary

  1. tetradecadienoic acids
  2. tetradecagon
  3. tetradecagonal
  4. tetradecagons
  5. tetradecahedra
  6. tetradecahedral
  7. tetradecahedron
  8. tetradecahedrons
  9. tetradecamanganese
  10. tetradecamer
  11. tetradecameric

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