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tetragonal Definition

te·trago·nal (te trag′ə nəl)

adjective

  1. of, or having the form of, a tetragon; quadrangular
  2. designating or of a crystal system having three axes that intersect at right angles with one another, two of which are of equal length
tetragonal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • crystal: It was widespread and unidentified, all the more perplexing because of its tendency to form highly distinctive euhedral tetragonal crystals.
  • phase: Below 120°C, it changes to a tetragonal phase, with an accompanying movement of the atoms.
  • structure: We found that they could be fitted by a body-centred tetragonal guest structure which is incommensurate with the host framework.
  • form: A partially folded TPR domain is trapped in the tetragonal crystal form.
  • lattice: Crystal structure of γ ' ' , body-centred tetragonal lattice.
  • cell: Including manual indexing of a cubic cell, labeling HKLs and showing peak splitting when going from cubic to tetragonal cells.