hemitrope Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hem"i*trope adjective
Etymology
Hemi- + Gr. to turn: cf. F. hémitrope.
Definitions
  1. Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.
Hem"i*trope noun
Definitions
  1. That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.

Webster 1913