Webster's Dictionary 1828

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TETRADRACHMA

TETRADRACH'MA, noun [Gr.] In ancient coinage, a silver coin worth four drachmas, 3s.sterling, or 66 2/3 cents; the drachma being estimated at 9d. sterling, or 16 2/3 cents.

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TETRADYNAMIAN

TETRADYNAM'IAN, noun [Gr. power, strength.] In botany, a plant having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others.TETRADYNAM'IAN, adjective Having six stamens, four or...

705

TETRAGON

TET'RAGON, noun [Gr. four, and an angle.]1. In geometry, a figure having four angles; a quadrangle; as a square, a rhombus, etc.2. In astrology, an aspect of two planets with re...

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TETRAGONAL

TETRAG'ONAL, adjective Pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides. Thus a square, a parallelogram, a rhombus, and a trapezium, are tetragonal figures.1. In botany, ha...

707

TETRAGONISM

TET'RAGONISM, noun The quadrature of the circle.

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TETRAGYN

TET'RAGYN, noun [Gr. four, and a female.] In botany, a plant having four pistils.

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TETRAGYNIAN

TETRAGYN'IAN, adjective Having four pistils.

710

TETRAHEDRAL

TETRAHE'DRAL, adjective [See Tetrahedron.]1. Having four equal triangles.2. In botany, having four sides, as a pod or silique.

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TETRAHEDRON

TETRAHE'DRON, noun [Gr. four, and side.] In geometry, a figure comprehended under four equilateral and equal triangles; or one of the five regular Platonic bodies of that figure.

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TETRAHEXAHEDRAL

TETRAHEXAHE'DRAL, adjective [Gr. four, and hexahedral.] In crystallography, exhibiting four ranges of faces, one above another, each range containing six faces.

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TETRAMETER

TETRAM'ETER, noun [Gr. four, and measure.] In ancient poetry, an iambic verse consisting of four feet, found in the comic poets.A verse consisting of four measures or eight feet.

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TETRANDER

TETRAN'DER, noun [Gr. four and a male.] In botany, a plant having four stamens.

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TETRANDRIAN

TETRAN'DRIAN, adjective Having four stamens.

716

TETRAPETALOUS

TETRAPET'ALOUS, adjective [Gr. four, and leaf.] In botany, containing four distinct petals or flower leaves; as a tetrapetalous corol.

717

TETRAPHYLLOUS

TETRAPH'YLLOUS, adjective [Gr. four and leaf.] In botany, having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets; as a tetraphyllous calyx.

718

TETRAPTOTE

TET'RAPTOTE, noun [Gr. four, and case.] In grammar, a noun that has four cases only. As Latin astus, etc.

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TETRARCH

TE'TRARCH, noun [Gr. four, and rule.] A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign.

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TETRARCHATE

TETR'ARCHATE, noun The fourth part of a province under a Roman tetrarch; or the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch.

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TETRARCHICAL

TETR'ARCHICAL, adjective Pertaining to a tetrarchy.

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TETRARCHY

TET'RARCHY, noun The same as tetrarchate.

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TETRASPERMOUS

TETRASPERM'OUS, noun [Gr. four, and seed.] In botany, containing four seeds.A tetraspermous plant, is one which produces four seeds in each flower, as the rough-leaved or vertic...

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TETRASTICH

TETRAS'TICH, noun [Gr. four, and verse.] A stanza, epigram or poem consisting of four verses.

725

TETRASTYLE

TET'RASTYLE, noun [Gr. four, and column.] In ancient architecture, a building with four columns in front.

726

TETRASYLLABIC

TETRASYLLAB'ICTETRASYLLAB'ICAL, adjective Consisting of four syllables.

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TETRASYLLABICAL

TETRASYLLAB'ICAL, a. Consisting of four syllables.

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TETRASYLLABLE

TETRASYL'LABLE, noun [Gr. four, and syllable.] A word consisting of four syllables.

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TETRIC

TET'RICTET'RICALTETRIC'ITY, noun Crabbedness; perverseness. [Not in use.]