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octahedral |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Octahedral \Oc`ta*he"dral\, a. [See {Octahedron}.] 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.
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