- hemitropic
- hemi·trop·ic
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hemitropic
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hemitropic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|träpik adjective crystallog : having a twinned structure such that one part would be parallel to the other if it were rotated 180 degrees … Useful english dictionary
hemitrope — hemitropic /hem i trop ik, troh pik/, adj. hemitropism, hemitropy /hi mi treuh pee/, n. /hem i trohp /, Crystall. n. 1. twin1 (def. 5). adj. 2. twin1 (def. 12). [1795 1805; < F; see HEMI , TROPE] * * * … Universalium
hemitropous — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷pəs adjective 1. [hemitrope (I) + ous] : hemitropic 2. [hemi (I) + tropous] : amphitropous * * * … Useful english dictionary
hemitrope — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hemi +.ˌtrōp adjective Etymology: French hémitrope, adjective & noun, from hémi hemi (I) + trope : half turned round : half inverted; specifically … Useful english dictionary
hemitrope — /ˈhɛmitroʊp/ (say hemeetrohp) Crystallography –noun 1. → twin (def. 5). –adjective 2. → twin (def. 11). {French. See hemi , trope} –hemitropic /hɛmiˈtrɒpɪk/ ( …
hemitrope — [hem′iträp′ikhem′i trōp΄] adj. [Fr hémitrope: see HEMI & TROPE] designating a crystal formed of two other crystals joined so that corresponding faces are directly opposed: also hemitropic [hem′iträp′ik] n. such a crystal … English World dictionary
