rhombic
Americanadjective
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having the form of a rhombus.
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having a rhombus as base or cross section.
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bounded by rhombuses, as a solid.
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Crystallography. orthorhombic.
adjective
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relating to or having the shape of a rhombus
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crystallog another word for orthorhombic
Other Word Forms
- subrhombic adjective
- subrhombical adjective
Etymology
Origin of rhombic
Example Sentences
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The most common and most stable allotrope of sulfur is yellow, rhombic sulfur, so named because of the shape of its crystals.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
When rhombic sulfur melts, the straw-colored liquid is quite mobile; its viscosity is low because S8 molecules are essentially spherical and offer relatively little resistance as they move past each other.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
They therefore came up with a rhombic pattern, covering the brickwork of the entire tower along with the already filled-in windows • • Know more?
From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018
And what a shape it will be: a 12-sided rhombic dodecahedron.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2013
Well-developed crystals are of common occurrence; they usually have the form of the regular octahedron, sometimes in combination with the cube and the rhombic dodecahedron.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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