tetragonal

See also: tétragonal

English

A simple tetragonal shape (2)

Etymology

tetragon +‎ -al

Adjective

tetragonal (not comparable)

1. Having four sides, like a tetragon.

   Synonym: quadrilateral

2. (crystallography) Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°.

Coordinate terms

• triclinic
• monoclinic
• orthorhombic
• hexagonal
• rhombohedral
• cubic

Derived terms

• ditetragonal
• tetragonal disphenoid

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Catalan

Etymology

tetràgon +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tə.tɾə.ɣuˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tə.tɾə.ɣoˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [te.tɾa.ɣoˈnal]

Adjective

tetragonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tetragonals)

1. tetragonal, quadrilateral

   Synonyms: tetràgon, quadrilàter

Further reading

• “tetragonal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tetragonal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tetragonal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tetragonal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

tetrágono +‎ -al

Adjective

tetragonal m or f (plural tetragonais)

1. tetragonal

Further reading

• “tetragonal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

tetragonal (not comparable)

1. (crystallography) tetragonal

Further reading

• “tetragonal” in Duden online

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Spanish

Etymology

tetrágono +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tetɾaɡoˈnal/ [t̪e.t̪ɾa.ɣ̞oˈnal]

Adjective

tetragonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tetragonales)

1. tetragonal

Further reading

• “tetragonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014