rhombic

[rom-bik]

adjective

having the form of a rhombus.

having a rhombus as base or cross section.

bounded by rhombuses, as a solid.

Crystallography. orthorhombic.

Sometimes rhom·bi·cal.

Origin of rhombic

First recorded in 1660–70; rhomb + -ic

Related formssub·rhom·bic, adjectivesub·rhom·bi·cal, adjective

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Historical Examples of rhombic

It crystallises in the 4th (rhombic) system, and its lustre is vitreous.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones
John Mastin
The crystals are colourless tables, rhombic or hexagonal, according to the modifications produced principally in the acute angles.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
At this part the shaft is greatly flattened and the cross section becomes oblong or rhombic.
The Central Eskimo
Franz Boas
The continuation of this curve, therefore, above 151 forms the stable fusion curve of rhombic sulphur (curve CD).
The Phase Rule and Its Applications
Alexander Findlay
In the case of sulphur, the transition point of rhombic into monoclinic sulphur was found by Reicher to lie at 95.5.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications
Alexander Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for rhombic

rhombic

adjective

relating to or having the shape of a rhombus

crystallog another word for orthorhombic

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rhombic in Medicine

rhombic

[rŏm′bĭk]

adj.

Relating to the rhombencephalon.

Rhomboid.