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tetrahedral Definition

tetra·he·dral (te′trə hēdrəl)

adjective

of, or having the form of, a tetrahedron

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tetrahedral Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • e.g.: Locating specific metal coordination geometries, e.g. tetrahedral rather than square planar.

Modifies a noun

  • mesh: A volume data set is often modeled by decomposing its domain through a tetrahedral mesh with vertices at the data points.
  • geometry: Ice is usually composed of a lattice of water molecules arranged with perfect tetrahedral geometry.
  • angle: The H-C-H bond angles are all 109 ° 28 ' ( approximately 109.5 ° ). This is called the tetrahedral bond angle.
  • arrangement: Four electron pairs arrange themselves in space in what is called a tetrahedral arrangement.
  • structure: In diamond, each carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon atoms in a tetrahedral structure, like a pyramid.
  • site: The cations are arranged into a face centered cubic structure with the anions occupying the tetrahedral sites.

Preposition: in

  • shape: Here's another example... The chloromethane molecule, CH 3 Cl molecule is tetrahedral in shape.