hemihedral
1Hemihedral — Hem i*he dral, a. [Hemi + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Crystallog.) Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on half of… …
2hemihedral — [hem΄i hē′drəl] adj. [ HEMI + HEDRAL] having half the number of faces required for complete symmetry: said of a crystal …
3hemihedral — adjective Etymology: hemi + hedron Date: 1837 of a crystal having half the faces required by complete symmetry compare holohedral, tetartohedral …
4hemihedral — hemihedrally, adv. /hem i hee dreuhl/, adj. (of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs. [1830 40; HEMI + HEDRAL] * * * …
5hemihedral — adjective Having only half the plane faces needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system …
6hemihedral — hemi·he·dral …
7hemihedral — hem•i•he•dral [[t]ˌhɛm ɪˈhi drəl[/t]] adj. cry (of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs • Etymology: 1830–40 hem i•he′dral•ly, adv …
8hemihedral — /hɛmiˈhidrəl/ (say hemee heedruhl) adjective (of a crystal) having only half the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs. {hemi + Greek hedra seat, base + al1} –hemihedrally, adverb –hemihedrism,… …
9hemihedral — adj. Crystallog. having half the number of planes required for symmetry of the holohedral form …
10Hemihedrally — Hemihedral Hem i*he dral, a. [Hemi + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Crystallog.) Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would require, as when a cube has planes only on …
