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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tetragonal  \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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tetragonal 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  or  shaped  like  a  quadrilateral 




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