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Meaning of TETRAGONAL

Pronunciation:  ti'tragunul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  of or relating to or shaped like a quadrilateral
 

TETRAGONAL is a 10 letter word that starts with T.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Te*trag"o*nal\, a.
1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles
   or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the
   rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers.

2. (Bot.) Having four prominent longitudinal angles.

3. (Crystallog.) Designating, or belonging to, a certain
   system of crystallization; dimetric. See {Tetragonal
   system}, under {Crystallization}.

 

 

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