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From tetra- +‎ lateral.

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tetralateral (not comparable)

  1. (sciences) Quadrilateral.
    • 1995, Hans Neber-Aeschbacher, Diffusion and Defect Data: Solid state phenomena[1], →ISBN, page 889:
      The tetralateral PSD does not show the drawbacks related to carrier reinjection, since carrier reinjection is suppressed by a reverse-bias voltage.