2. (Crystallog.)
(a) Having the form of the regular tetrahedron.
(b) Pertaining or related to a tetrahedron, or to the
system of hemihedral forms to which the tetrahedron
belongs.
[1913 Webster]
{Tetrahedral angle} (Geom.), a solid angle bounded or inclosed by four plane angles. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tetrahedral angle — noun : a polyhedral angle of four faces … Useful english dictionary
Tetrahedral — Tet ra*he dral, a. [See {Tetrahedron}.] 1. Having, or composed of, four sides. [1913 Webster] 2. (Crystallog.) (a) Having the form of the regular tetrahedron. (b) Pertaining or related to a tetrahedron, or to the system of hemihedral forms to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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chemical bonding — ▪ chemistry Introduction any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species that make up the familiar substances of the everyday world. When atoms approach one another … Universalium
