Definition for PEN-TA-HEX-A-HE'DRAL

PEN-TA-HEX-A-HE'DRAL, a. [Gr. πεντε, five, and hexahedral.]

In crystalography, exhibiting five ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces. – Cleaveland.

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