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
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This form is stable from 96 °C to the melting point, 119 °C. At room temperature, it gradually reverts to the rhombic form.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Crystals of rhombic sulfur melt at 113 °C. Cooling this liquid gives long needles of monoclinic sulfur.
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
It crystallizes in rhombic prisms which are readily soluble in hot water, melt at 187� C. and decompose at about 240� C. It is readily hydrolysed by hot caustic alkalis to benzoic acid and glycocoll.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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