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Synonyms for tetrad


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : te-trad
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛ træd

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Définition of tetrad

Origin :
  • 1650s, from Greek tetras (comb. form tetrad-) "group of four" (see tetra-).
  • As in four : adj having four of something
  • As in four : noun four of something
Example sentences :
  • The tetrad for the perfect figure—the cube, length, depth, and width.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries for Worcestershire » by John Noake
  • Having sent for that Brhman, he learnt from him a tetrad of gths.
  • Extract from : « The Gtakaml » by rya Sra
  • They are aborting members of the tetrad, and appear to have been used as food by the other spores.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Plants » by Marie C. Stopes
  • Such an axis of symmetry is known as a tetrad axis of symmetry.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
  • If the second cell division plane is formed at right angles to the first, a cell surface or tetrad is formed.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • The four cocci which result from a single division may remain together, giving the tetracoccus or tetrad grouping.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • They are parallel to the edges of the cube, and in the different classes coincide either with tetrad or dyad axes of symmetry.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
  • There are five axes of symmetry, one tetrad and two pairs of dyad, each perpendicular to a plane of symmetry.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
  • The elements of symmetry are a tetrad axis with a plane perpendicular to it, and a centre of symmetry.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
  • Here there are two pairs of vertical planes of symmetry intersecting in the tetrad axis.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
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