# peritomous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.

## Etymology
From peri- + -tomous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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