holosystematic, a. Cryst.
(hɒləʊsɪstɪˈmætɪk)
[f. holo- + systematic.]
Having the full number of normals required by the complete symmetry of its system. Opp. to merosystematic.
| 1878 Gurney Crystallogr. 54 A holosystematic form is one in which all the normals required by the Law of Symmetry are present. 1895 Story-Maskelyne Crystallogr. §139. |