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TETRAGONAL SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tetragonal system
1, record 1, English, tetragonal%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pyramidal system 1, record 1, English, pyramidal%20system
correct
- quadratic system 1, record 1, English, quadratic%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the six "crystal systems," characterized by a fourfold rotation or rotatory inversion axis, and in which the crystals are referred to three mutually perpendicular axes, the vertical one of which is of unequal length relative to the two horizontal axes. 1, record 1, English, - tetragonal%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système quadratique
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20quadratique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système quadratique pourra être représenté par un prisme droit à base carrée. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20quadratique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema tetragonal
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20tetragonal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema cuadrático 1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20cuadr%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Sistema cristalino que consta de un] prisma recto de base cuadrada: un eje une los centros de ambas bases; otros cuatro, situados en el plano medio, forman entre sí ángulos de 45°. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20tetragonal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El cristal tiene un centro y 5 planos de simetría. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20tetragonal
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