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Definition of Plagihedral - 2 dictionary results

pla⋅gi⋅o⋅he⋅dral

[pley-jee-uh-hee-druhl]
–adjective
(of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
Also, pla⋅gi⋅he⋅dral [pley-juh-hee-druhl] .


Origin:
plagio- + -hedral

Plagihedral

Pla`gi*he"dral\, a. [Gr. ? oblique + ? base, seat.] (Crystallog.) Having an oblique spiral arrangement of planes, as levogyrate and dextrogyrate crystals.
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