te·tar·to·he·dral \tə̇|tärd.ō|hēdrəl\adjective Etymology:tetart- + -hedral 1.of a crystal: having one fourth the number of planes required by complete symmetry — compare holohedral 2.: having the symmetry appropriate to a tetartohedral form • te·tar·to·he·dral·ly\-drəlē, -li\adverb