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Definition of: hemihedral
(hem′i·hē′drəl) adjective Mineral.
Pertaining to crystal forms that possess only one half as many planes as are required for complete symmetry in the class to which they belong. [<HEMI- + Gk. hedra seat, surface]
—hem′i·he′dral·ly adverb
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