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octahedral
[ ok-tuh-hee-druhl ]
octahedral
/ ˌɒktəˈhiːdrəl /
adjective
- having eight plane surfaces
- shaped like an octahedron
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Word History and Origins
Origin of octahedral1
First recorded in 1750–60; octahedr(on) + -al 1
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Example Sentences
Characteristic octahedral crystals of calcium oxalate (Fig. 47) appear after ingestion of certain vegetables.
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The tendency of their crystallization is to restore octahedral and cubical forms.
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One of these specimens is an irregular octahedral crystal, eight inches in diameter.
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It crystallizes in the cubic system; with regular octahedral and tetrahedral cleavages; spec.
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The neutral nitrate being properly evaporated and set aside, affords colourless, transparent, slender octahedral crystals.
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