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tetrahedral (iou)



tetrahedral adjective. L18.
[from late Greek tetraedros (see TETRAHEDRON) + -AL1. Cf. -HEDRAL.]
Of a prism, pyramid, etc.: having four sides or faces (in addition to the base or ends); bounded by four plane surfaces. L18.
Of, pertaining to, or having the form of a tetrahedron; having axes of symmetry corresponding to the vertices of a tetrahedron; spec. in Crystallography, belonging to a division of the cubic system in which the regular tetrahedron is the characteristic form. E19.
Special collocations: tetrahedral number each of the series of integers 1, 4, 10, 20,..., the nth member of which is the sum of the first n triangular numbers.
tetrahedrally adverb in a tetrahedral manner or form M19.
tetrahedric adjective tetrahedral: only in L19.

Meteoric (medicine)


meteoric


1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.

2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.

3. Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, meteoric fame. "Meteoric politician." Meteoric iron, Meteoric stone.

<chemical> See Meteorite. Meteoric paper, a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors. Meteoric showers, periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some Other periods.

Origin: Cf. F. Meteorique.

Source: Websters Dictionary