| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hemitropely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hemitropely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hemitrope.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HEMITROPE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEMITROPE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Half-turned; a hemitrope crystal is one in which one segment is turned through half the circumference of a circle. The word is used also as a noun. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
