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tetrakaidekahedral

tetrakaidekahedral adjective: in the form of a tetrakaidekahedron.

Adjective

tetrakaidekahedral (not comparable)

  1. In the form of a tetrakaidekahedron.
    • These figures indicate the general symmetry of the cells, their departure from the dodecahedral, and their tendency towards the tetrakaidekahedral, form.1992, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, On Growth and Form
    Synonyms:
    tetradecahedral

Synonyms of tetrakaidekahedral

Forms of tetrakaidekahedral

alternative formtetrakaidecahedral

Origin of tetrakaidekahedral

From tetrakaideka- + -hedral.

Questions about tetrakaidekahedral

What does tetrakaidekahedral mean?
Tetrakaidekahedral means in the form of a tetrakaidekahedron.
What part of speech is tetrakaidekahedral?
Tetrakaidekahedral is an adjective.

Words near tetrakaidekahedral in the dictionary

  1. tetrakaidecahedral
  2. tetrakaidecahedron
  3. tetrakaidecahedrons
  4. tetrakaideka-
  5. tetrakaidekahedra
  6. tetrakaidekahedral
  7. tetrakaidekahedron
  8. tetrakaidekahedrons
  9. tetrakas
  10. tetraketide
  11. tetraketides

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