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What does tetragonal mean?

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  1. Having four sides (as a tetragon); quadrilateral.
  2. (crystallography) Having two equal axes and one unequal, and all angles 90°.
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These are, in order of decreasing symmetry, the cubic, hexagonal, tetragonal, trigonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic systems.
Small, black, tetragonal anatase crystals associated with rutile were found on microcline by Kile.
Some of these larger crystals are elongate, giving them a tetragonal rather than cubic appearance.
Narsarsukite is another tetragonal mineral that can show a tetragonal prismatic habit, particularly when it develops in open cavities.
RyRs are disposed in a tetragonal arrangement, and groups of four DHPRs, or tetrads, are associated with alternate RyRs, forming a related array.
Martensite is a supersaturated solid solution of carbon in iron which has a body-centred tetragonal structure, a distorted form of bcc iron.

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