Hemitrope

[hemitrәup]

Definition

(a.) Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.

(n.) That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.

Checker: Percy

Definition

n. a form in which one part of a crystal is in reverse position with reference to the other part a twin-crystal.—adjs. Hem′itrope Hemit′ropal Hemitrop′ic Hemit′ropous.

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