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Webster 1913 Edition

Tetragonal

Te-trag′o-nal

,
Adj.
1.
(Geom.)
Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers.
2.
(Bot.)
Having four prominent longitudinal angles.
3.
(Crystallog.)
Designating, or belonging to, a certain system of crystallization; dimetric. See
Tetragonal system
, under
Crystallization
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tetragonal

TETRAG'ONAL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides. Thus a square, a parallelogram, a rhombus, and a trapezium, are tetragonal figures.
1.
In botany, having four prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.

Definition 2024

tetragonal

tetragonal

See also: tétragonal

English

A simple tetragonal shape (2)

Adjective

tetragonal ‎(not comparable)

  1. Having four sides (as a tetragon); quadrilateral.
  2. (crystallography) Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°.

Derived terms

  • ditetragonal
  • tetragonal disphenoid

Coordinate terms

Galician

Adjective

tetragonal m, f (plural tetragonais)

  1. tetragonal

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

tetragonal ‎(not comparable)

  1. (crystallography) tetragonal

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

tetragonal m, f ‎(plural tetragonales)

  1. tetragonal

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