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tetragonal

/tɛˈtɹæɡənəl/

tetragonal adjective: having four sides, like a tetragon.

tetragonal: having four sides, like a tetragon
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Adjective

tetragonal (not comparable)

  1. Having four sides, like a tetragon.
    Synonyms:
    quadrilateral
  2. Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°.
    • The eight normals of the tetragonal scalenohedron may carry the eight faces of a semiform in other ways than asymmetrically as regards the systematic planes.1895, Nevil Story-Maskelyne, Crystallography: A Treatise on the Morphology of Crystals, page 255

tetragonal meaning in Tamil

tetragonal in Tamil

நாற்கோண, நாற்கோணகம்

Synonyms of tetragonal

Origin of tetragonal

From tetragon + -al.

Words formed from tetragonal

Words that rhyme with tetragonal

Questions about tetragonal

What does tetragonal mean?
Tetragonal means having four sides, like a tetragon.
What is tetragonal in Tamil?
Tetragonal in Tamil is நாற்கோண, நாற்கோணகம். See Tetragonal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tetragonal?
Tetragonal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tetragonal?
Tetragonal is pronounced /tɛˈtɹæɡənəl/.

Words near tetragonal in the dictionary

  1. tetraglyme
  2. tetragnathid
  3. tetragnathids
  4. tetragold
  5. tetragon
  6. tetragonal
  7. tetragonality
  8. tetragonally
  9. tetragonism
  10. tetragonitid
  11. tetragonitids

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