rhombohedral
Americanadjective
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relating to or having the form of a rhombohedron.
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Crystallography. belonging to or designating a lattice system within the trigonal crystal system, as in dolomite.
adjective
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of or relating to a rhombohedron
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crystallog another term for trigonal
Other Word Forms
- rhombohedrally adverb
Example Sentences
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The team carried out some simple calculations and found that some coordinated behavior among electrons should emerge in a structure of five graphene layers stacked together in a rhombohedral pattern.
From Science Daily
More specifically, lead titanate changes shape from tetragonal to rhombohedral through monoclinic intermediates under pressure.
From Nature
A stereographic projection of a rhombohedral crystal is given in fig.
From Project Gutenberg
The habit of the crystals may be rhombohedral, pyramidal or tabular, rarely prismatic.
From Project Gutenberg
GRAPHITE, a mineral species consisting of the element carbon crystallized in the rhombohedral system.
From Project Gutenberg
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