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anhedral
(an|he¦dral)
Pronunciation:
/anˈhiːdr(ə)l, -ˈhɛd-/
adjective
Crystallography
(of a crystal) having no plane faces.
noun
[
mass noun
]
Aeronautics
downward inclination of an aircraft’s wing.
Compare with
dihedral
.
Origin:
late 19th century
(as an adjective): from
an-
1
'not' +
-hedral
(see
-hedron
)
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