OCTAHEDRALLY

Etymology

Adverb

octahedrally (not comparable)

In an octahedral manner

Source: Wiktionary


OCTAHEDRAL

Oc`ta*he"dral, a. Etym: [See Octahedron.]

Definition: Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage. Octahedral borax (Chem.), borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or prismatic borax.

– Octahedral iron ore (Min.), magnetite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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