tetrahedral

[ te-truh-hee-druhl ]

/ ˌtɛ trəˈhi drəl /

adjective

pertaining to or having the form of a tetrahedron.

having four lateral planes in addition to the top and bottom.

Origin of tetrahedral

First recorded in 1785–95; tetrahedr(on) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tetrahedral

tet·ra·he·dral·ly, adverb

Words nearby tetrahedral

tetragon, tetragonal, tetragonal trisoctahedron, tetragram, Tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite, tetrahedron, tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro-

Example sentences from the Web for tetrahedral

The young spores (G, H) are nearly colorless and are tetrahedral (like a three-sided pyramid) in form.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
Polar spines very thick and short, tetrahedral, one-fourth as long and broad as the major axis.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
To the south, 27 E., is a tetrahedral peak, which our guide called Ngoma-dingding.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
The tetrahedral or Reye complex is the simplest and best known of proper quadratic complexes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

In Peripatus capensis the organ in question can hardly be described as tetrahedral.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

单词	tetrahedral
释义	tetrahedral [ te-truh-hee-druhl ] / ˌtɛ trəˈhi drəl / adjective pertaining to or having the form of a tetrahedron. having four lateral planes in addition to the top and bottom. Origin of tetrahedral First recorded in 1785–95; tetrahedr(on) + -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM tetrahedral tet·ra·he·dral·ly, adverb Words nearby tetrahedral tetragon, tetragonal, tetragonal trisoctahedron, tetragram, Tetragrammaton, tetrahedral, tetrahedrite, tetrahedron, tetrahydrate, tetrahydric, tetrahydro- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tetrahedral The young spores (G, H) are nearly colorless and are tetrahedral (like a three-sided pyramid) in form. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany\|Douglas Houghton Campbell Polar spines very thick and short, tetrahedral, one-fourth as long and broad as the major axis. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel To the south, 27 E., is a tetrahedral peak, which our guide called Ngoma-dingding. Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Sven Hedin The tetrahedral or Reye complex is the simplest and best known of proper quadratic complexes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various In Peripatus capensis the organ in question can hardly be described as tetrahedral. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1\|Francis Maitland Balfour
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