rhombohedron

[ rom-buh-hee-druh n ]
/ ˌrɒm bəˈhi drən /

noun, plural rhom·bo·he·drons, rhom·bo·he·dra [rom-buh-hee-druh] /ˌrɒm bəˈhi drə/.

a solid bounded by six rhombic planes.

Origin of rhombohedron

1830–40; < Greek rhómbo(s) rhombus + -hedron

OTHER WORDS FROM rhombohedron

rhom·bo·he·dral, adjective

Words nearby rhombohedron

rhombic, rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombocele, rhombohedral, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhomboid fossa, rhomboid ligament, rhomboidal sinus, rhomboideus

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British Dictionary definitions for rhombohedral (1 of 2)

rhombohedral
/ (ˌrɒmbəʊˈhiːdrəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a rhombohedron
crystallog another term for trigonal (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for rhombohedral (2 of 2)

rhombohedron
/ (ˌrɒmbəʊˈhiːdrən) /

noun

a six-sided prism whose sides are parallelograms

Word Origin for rhombohedron

C19: from rhombus + -hedron

Scientific definitions for rhombohedral (1 of 2)

rhombohedral
[ rŏm′bō-hē′drəl ]

See trigonal.

Scientific definitions for rhombohedral (2 of 2)

rhombohedron
[ rŏm′bō-hē′drən ]

Plural rhombohedrons rhombohedra

A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.