ditetragonal

adjective

di·​tetragonal

1

: relating to or being a prism in the tetragonal system that has eight similar faces whose alternate interfacial angles only are equal

also : relating to or being a pyramid corresponding to such a prism

2

: relating to or being a type of symmetry that requires a ditetragonal pyramid or dipyramid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary di- + tetragonal

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