tetrahedral
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- adjective
- /ˌtɛtrəˈhɛdrəl/
- Specialized
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tetraédrico
- The tetrahedral cells resulted in a bad lift-to-drag ratio.
- tetrahedral form
- tetrahedral coordination
- tetrahedral shape
Examples
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Use it to create triangular, quadrilateral, prismatic, tetrahedral, pyramidal, and hexahedral cells in one grid.
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Those bonds give rise to a stable network of tetrahedral water molecules.
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It's not as large for the tetrahedral complex.
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And then up above the triangle is the tetrahedral nitrogen.
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They are responsible for the tetrahedral structure of water ice and many of water's important and anomalous properties.
Academic text (2012) -
Like H2O, SiO2 forms a tetrahedral network solid over a range of conditions, and as such, its physical properties parallel in many ways those of ice.
Academic text (1998) -
The AEA charter was to demonstrate aerial locomotion using the tetrahedral kite principle.
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The model of the molecule has a tetrahedral shape with four triangular faces.
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In geometry class, we learned that a tetrahedral shape has four triangular sides.
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The artist created a tetrahedral sculpture that captured light beautifully from every angle.
How Many Faces
Surface Forms
Morphology
tetrahedral = tetrahedron (semi-transparent) = tetra + hedron + al
The adjective is formed regularly from 'tetrahedron' with '-al', but the base is a specialized mathematical term that many learners may not know.
Etymology
Tetrahedral comes from Greek parts tetra- meaning 'four' and hedron meaning 'face' or 'side'. So, tetrahedral simply describes a solid that has four triangular faces, which is why molecules like methane are called tetrahedral.