tetragonal
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From tetragon + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tɛˈtɹæɡənəl/
Rhymes: -æɡənəl
=== Adjective ===
tetragonal (not comparable)
Having four sides, like a tetragon.
Synonym: quadrilateral
(crystallography) Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°.
==== Coordinate terms ====
triclinic
monoclinic
orthorhombic
hexagonal
rhombohedral
cubic
==== Derived terms ====
ditetragonal
tetragonal disphenoid
==== Translations ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From tetràgon + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [tə.tɾə.ɣuˈnal]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [tə.tɾə.ɣoˈnal]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [te.tɾa.ɣoˈnal]
=== Adjective ===
tetragonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tetragonals)
tetragonal, quadrilateral
Synonyms: tetràgon, quadrilàter
=== Further reading ===
“tetragonal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“tetragonal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“tetragonal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“tetragonal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From tetrágono + -al.
=== Adjective ===
tetragonal m or f (plural tetragonais)
tetragonal
=== Further reading ===
“tetragonal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== German ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aːl
=== Adjective ===
tetragonal (strong nominative masculine singular tetragonaler, not comparable)
(crystallography) tetragonal
Synonym: viereckig
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
trigonal
hexagonal
=== Further reading ===
“tetragonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“tetragonal” in Duden online
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French tétragonale. By surface analysis, tetragon + -al.
=== Adjective ===
tetragonal m or n (feminine singular tetragonală, masculine plural tetragonali, feminine/neuter plural tetragonale)
tetragonal
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From tetrágono + -al.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tetɾaɡoˈnal/ [t̪e.t̪ɾa.ɣ̞oˈnal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: te‧tra‧go‧nal
=== Adjective ===
tetragonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tetragonales)
tetragonal
=== Further reading ===
“tetragonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025