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tetragonal

te·trag·o·nal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [te-trag-uh-nl]
    • /tɛˈtræg ə nl/
    • /te.ˈtræ.ɡə.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [te-trag-uh-nl]
    • /tɛˈtræg ə nl/

Definitions of tetragonal word

  • adjective tetragonal pertaining to or having the form of a tetragon. 1
  • adjective tetragonal Crystallography. noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization in which all three axes are at right angles to one another, two being equal in length and the third being of a different length. 1
  • adjective tetragonal relating or belonging to the crystal system characterized by three mutually perpendicular axes of which only two are equal 0
  • adjective tetragonal of, relating to, or shaped like a quadrilateral 0
  • adjective tetragonal of, or having the form of, a tetragon; quadrangular 0
  • adjective tetragonal designating or of a crystal system having three axes that intersect at right angles with one another, two of which are of equal length 0
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Origin of tetragonal

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; tetragon + -al1

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Parts of speech for Tetragonal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tetragonal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with tetragonal

  • what is tetragonal?

Related words

  • cassiterite

    a black or brown mineral, found in igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins. It is a source of tin. Composition: tin oxide. Formula: SnO2. Crystal structure: tetragonal

  • crystal system

    any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system

  • scapolite

    any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.

  • scheelite

    calcium tungstate, CaWO 4 , usually occurring in tetragonal crystals: an important ore of tungsten.

  • tetragonal trisoctahedron

    Geometry. a trisoctahedron the faces of which are quadrilaterals; trapezohedron.

  • vesuvianite

    a mineral, chiefly a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum, commonly in tetragonal crystals and usually of a brown to green color; idocrase.
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