rhombic

[ rom-bik ]

/ ˈrɒm bɪk /

adjective

having the form of a rhombus.

having a rhombus as base or cross section.

bounded by rhombuses, as a solid.

Crystallography. orthorhombic.

Nearby words

rhoecus, rhoicissus, rhomb, rhombencephalic isthmus, rhombencephalon, rhombic, rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombocele, rhombohedral, rhombohedron

Sometimes rhom·bi·cal.

Origin of rhombic

First recorded in 1660–70; rhomb + -ic

Related forms

sub·rhom·bic, adjectivesub·rhom·bi·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rhombic

Among them are the “charnockites,” a series of associated eruptive rocks characterized by the presence of rhombic pyroxenes.
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The “rhombic dodecahedron,” one of the geometrical semiregular solids, is an important crystal form.
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Rhombic, Rhomboidal, Somewhat lozenge-shaped; obliquely four-sided.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Autunite, a hydrous phosphate of uranium and calcium, crystallizing in the rhombic system in yellow plates.
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Heat is set free when monoclinic sulphur changes into rhombic.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for rhombic

rhombic

/ (ˈrɒmbɪk) /

adjective

relating to or having the shape of a rhombus

crystallog another word for orthorhombic

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Medicine definitions for rhombic

rhombic

[ rŏm′bĭk ]

adj.

Relating to the rhombencephalon.

Rhomboid.