pedion
/ˈpɛdɪən/ /ˈpiːdɪən/Crystallography
noun
A crystal form, shown by triclinic minerals, consisting of a single face bounded by other faces having no simple symmetrical relation to it (or to each other).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William J. Lewis (b. 1847). From ancient Greek πεδίον a plain, a flat surface from πέδον ground, earth + -ιον, suffix forming nouns.
- witheringly
- witherite
- wither on the vine
- withers
- withershins
- with flying colours
- with forked tongue
- with friends like ——, who needs enemies?
- with God
- with good (or bad) grace
- withhold
- withholder
- withholding tax
- within
- within a bull's roar (of)
- within an ace of
- within an inch of
- within a whisker of
- within call
- within cooee
- within hail
- within limits
- within (or beyond) arm's reach
- within (or in) reach
- within striking distance