holosymmetryn.
/hɒləʊˈsɪmɪtri/ Crystallography.
Same as holohedrism n.; opposed to merosymmetry.
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holosymmetry1895
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1895 N. Story-Maskelyne Crystallogr. §140 Holo-symmetry, where a form is at once holo-systematic and diplohedral.
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holosyˈmmetric adj. = holohedral adj.
holosyˈmmetrical adj. = holohedral adj.
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holohedral1837
holosymmetrical1895
1895 N. Story-Maskelyne Crystallogr. §267 The holo-symmetrical type of the Hexagonal system.
1895 N. Story-Maskelyne Crystallogr. §137 A holo-symmetrical form in any system will be the term applied to a form in which all the faces required to complete the symmetry of the system are present, and are physically as well as geometrically similar.
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