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HOLOEDRIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- holohedral
1, record 1, English, holohedral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- holosystematic 1, record 1, English, holosystematic
correct
- holosymmetric 1, record 1, English, holosymmetric
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of that crystal class having the maximum symmetry possible in each crystal system. Such a class is also called the "normal class". 1, record 1, English, - holohedral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- holoédrique
1, record 1, French, holo%C3%A9drique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans toutes les formes qui se rattachent à un système cristallin, il y en a une qui respecte toutes les symétries attachées au système; cette forme sera dite «holoédrique». 1, record 1, French, - holo%C3%A9drique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- holoédrico
1, record 1, Spanish, holo%C3%A9drico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de los cristales que [tienen] todos los elementos de simetría permitidos por su sistema cristalino [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - holo%C3%A9drico
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ditetragonal dipyramid
1, record 2, English, ditetragonal%20dipyramid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Ditetragonal dipyramid" (...) is composed of sixteen triangular faces, each of which intersects all three of the crystallographic axes, cutting the two horizontal axes at different lengths. (...) Several common minerals crystallize in the ditetragonal-dipyramidal class. Major representatives are rutile, anatase, cassiterite, apophyllite zircon, and idocrase. 1, record 2, English, - ditetragonal%20dipyramid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bipyramide octogonale
1, record 2, French, bipyramide%20octogonale
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une autre forme holoédrique du système tétragonal est] la "bipyramide octogonale"(...) avec seize faces, huit supérieures et huit inférieures, qui convergent en deux extrémités, une supérieure et une inférieure. 1, record 2, French, - bipyramide%20octogonale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-05-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tetrahexahedron
1, record 3, English, tetrahexahedron
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tetrahexahedron is composed of twenty-four isosceles triangular faces, each of which intersects one axis at unity and the second at some multiple and is parallel to the third. 1, record 3, English, - tetrahexahedron
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tétrahexaèdre
1, record 3, French, t%C3%A9trahexa%C3%A8dre
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cube pyramidé 1, record 3, French, cube%20pyramid%C3%A9
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une autre forme holoédrique] du système cubique [est] le tétrahexaèdre"(ou "cube pyramidé")(...) avec vingt-quatre faces de triangles isocèles(...) 1, record 3, French, - t%C3%A9trahexa%C3%A8dre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-05-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- trapezohedron
1, record 4, English, trapezohedron
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- tetragonal trisoctahedron 1, record 4, English, tetragonal%20trisoctahedron
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The trapezohedron is composed of 24 trapezium-shaped faces, each of which intersects one of the crystallographic axes at unity and the other two at equal multiples. 1, record 4, English, - trapezohedron
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- icositétraèdre
1, record 4, French, icosit%C3%A9tra%C3%A8dre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- trapézoèdre 1, record 4, French, trap%C3%A9zo%C3%A8dre
avoid, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Une autre forme] holoédrique du système cubique [est] l'«icositétraèdre»(appelé improprement «trapézoèdre»), avec vingt-quatre faces de deltoïdes, qui se présente fréquemment dans les grenats [...] 1, record 4, French, - icosit%C3%A9tra%C3%A8dre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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