Tetrasemic, tet-ra-sē′mik, adj. (pros.) equivalent to four short syllables, as a dactyl, anapæst, or spondee. [Gr., tetra-, four, sēma, a sign.]
Tetraspermous, tet-ra-sper′mus, adj. four-seeded. [Gr., tetra-, four, sperma, seed.]
Tetraspore, tet′ra-spōr, n. a reproductive body, composed of four spores or germs, found in algæ.—adjs. Tetraspor′ic, Tet′rasporous. [Gr., tetra-, four, spora, seed.]
Tetrastich, tet′ra-stik, n. a stanza, &c., of four lines, a quartet.—adjs. Tetrastich′ic, Tetras′tichous. [Gr., tetra-, four, stichos, a row.]
Tetrastyle, tet′ra-stīl, n. a temple or other building having four front columns in its portico: a group of four pillars.—adj. having four pillars. [Gr., tetra-, four, stylos, a column.]
Tetrasyllable, tet′ra-sil-a-bl, n. a word of four syllables.—adjs. Tetrasyllab′ic, -al, consisting of four syllables.
Tetratheism, tet′ra-thē-izm, n. the belief in four elements in the Godhead—the three persons of the Trinity and a divine essence out of which each of these originates. [Gr., tetra-, four, theos, God.]
Tett, tet, n. (obs.) a plait.
Tetter, tet′ėr, n. a popular name for several eruptive diseases of the skin.—v.t. to affect with such.—adj. Tett′erous. [A.S. teter.]
Tettix, tet′iks, n. a cicada: an ornament for the hair of that shape. [Gr., 'grasshopper.']