"tetragonal" meaning in English

See tetragonal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From tetragon + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tetragon|-al}} tetragon + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tetragonal (not comparable)
  1. Having four sides, like a tetragon. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Four Synonyms: quadrilateral
    Sense id: en-tetragonal-en-adj-HpyRKbTH Disambiguation of Four: 75 25
  2. (crystallography) Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Crystallography Translations (having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angle 90°): тетрагонален (tetragonalen) (Bulgarian), 四方 (sìfāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 正方 (zhèngfāng) (Chinese Mandarin), тетрагонды (tetragondy) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-tetragonal-en-adj-ZkAwuKGv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 82 Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angle 90°': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ditetragonal, tetragonal disphenoid Coordinate_terms: triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, hexagonal, rhombohedral, cubic
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