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rhombohedral

/ ˌrɒmbəʊˈhiːdrəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a rhombohedron

  2. crystallog another term for trigonal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"And we can look at all these flakes and tell which has five layers, in this rhombohedral stacking, which is what should give you this slowing-down effect in electrons."

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More specifically, lead titanate changes shape from tetragonal to rhombohedral through monoclinic intermediates under pressure.

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Those with a triad axis are grouped together in the rhombohedral or trigonal division, and those with a hexad axis in the hexagonal division.

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The habit of the crystals may be rhombohedral, pyramidal or tabular, rarely prismatic.

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GRAPHITE, a mineral species consisting of the element carbon crystallized in the rhombohedral system.

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