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HEMIHEDRAL SYMMETRY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hemihedral symmetry
1, record 1, English, hemihedral%20symmetry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hemihedrism 2, record 1, English, hemihedrism
correct
- hemihedry 2, record 1, English, hemihedry
correct
- hemisymmetry 2, record 1, English, hemisymmetry
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The possession by a crystal of only half of the elements of symmetry which are possible in the crystal system to which it belongs. 1, record 1, English, - hemihedral%20symmetry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hémiédrie
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9mi%C3%A9drie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène par lequel une forme cristalline ne présente que la moitié des faces prévues par la loi de Haüy. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9mi%C3%A9drie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hemiedria
1, record 1, Spanish, hemiedria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propiedad de los cristales que sólo presentan la mitad de las caras que tiene la forma holoédrica correspondiente. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hemiedria
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- triclinic crystal
1, record 2, English, triclinic%20crystal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- anorthic crystal 2, record 2, English, anorthic%20crystal
correct
- asymmetric crystal 3, record 2, English, asymmetric%20crystal
correct
- asymmetrical crystal 4, record 2, English, asymmetrical%20crystal
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crystal whose unit cell has axes which are not at right angles, and are unequal. 2, record 2, English, - triclinic%20crystal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Asymmetric : Said of crystals of the hemihedral class of the triclinic system, which have no symmetry elements... 5, record 2, English, - triclinic%20crystal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cristal triclinique
1, record 2, French, cristal%20triclinique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cristal ne possédant ni axe de symétrie ni plan de symétrie. 2, record 2, French, - cristal%20triclinique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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