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PSEUDOHEDRAL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

pseudo-: a combining form meaning "false," "pretended," "unreal,"....

OBS

-hedral: a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -hedron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Se dit d'un corps qui affecte des formes cristallines, mais dont les faces résultent de la pression exercée par des corps étrangers sur le minéral.

Spanish

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