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DODECAHEDRAL PLANE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

[A] crystal plane parallel to a possible dodecahedral face.

Key term(s)
  • dodecahedron's plane
  • dodecahedron plane

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Plan cristallin parallèle à une face du dodécaèdre.

CONT

[La] dureté [du diamant] testée par sa résistance aux griffures, n'est pas absolument constante mais varie selon les diamants : elle est plus grande pour les surfaces parallèles au plan de l'octaèdre que pour celles parallèles au plan du dodécaèdre.

Spanish

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