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ditetragonal

adjective
di·​tetragonal

Definition of ditetragonal

1 : relating to or being a prism in the tetragonal system that has eight similar faces whose alternate interfacial angles only are equal also : relating to or being a pyramid corresponding to such a prism
2 : relating to or being a type of symmetry that requires a ditetragonal pyramid or dipyramid

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International Scientific Vocabulary di- + tetragonal

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