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HEXOCTAHEDRON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hexoctahedron
1, record 1, English, hexoctahedron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An isometric crystal having 48 equal triangular faces. 2, record 1, English, - hexoctahedron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] hexoctahedron is composed of 48 triangular faces, each of which intersects all three crystallographic axes at different lengths. 3, record 1, English, - hexoctahedron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hexaoctaèdre
1, record 1, French, hexaocta%C3%A8dre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hexoctaèdre 2, record 1, French, hexocta%C3%A8dre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polyèdre à 48 faces, forme cristalline appartenant au système cubique. 2, record 1, French, - hexaocta%C3%A8dre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ensemble produit l'«hexaoctaèdre», qui constitue la forme simple la plus riche en faces, soit quarante-huit triangles équilatéraux [...] 3, record 1, French, - hexaocta%C3%A8dre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les huit sommets du cube étant semblables, ces huit sommets donnent : 8 X 6 = 48 facettes. Si ces facettes sont développées au point de faire disparaître le cube [...], nous avons un solide limité par 48 facettes; 48 plans = l'hexaoctaèdre. 4, record 1, French, - hexaocta%C3%A8dre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diploid
1, record 2, English, diploid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crystal form in the isometric system having 24 similar quadrilateral faces arranged in pairs. 2, record 2, English, - diploid
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The diploid is a rare form composed of twenty-four faces which correspond to one-half of the faces of a hexoctahedron. The diploid may be pictured as having two faces built up on each face of the pyritohedron. 3, record 2, English, - diploid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diploèdre
1, record 2, French, diplo%C3%A8dre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les formes hémiédriques les plus fréquentes [du système cubique] il y a lieu de citer [...] le «diploèdre» [...] avec vingt-quatre faces de quadrilatères irréguliers qui se rencontre dans les cristaux de leucite. 2, record 2, French, - diplo%C3%A8dre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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