tetragonal
Definitions
Having four angles or corners.
Relating to or crystallizing in the tetragonal system, characterized by three axes at right angles, two of which are equal in length.
Examples
The mineral crystalizes in a tetragonal system, characterized by three axes at right angles.
Engineers analyzed the tetragonal structure of the ceramic material to determine its thermal stability.
In the tetragonal phase, the unit cell has two equal sides and one side of a different length.
Synonyms
four-sided quadrangular rectangular square four-angled quadrate
Antonyms
triangular pentagonal hexagonal circular spherical irregular non-quadrangular