rhombohedral
Americanadjective
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relating to or having the form of a rhombohedron.
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Crystallography. belonging to or designating a lattice system within the trigonal crystal system, as in dolomite.
adjective
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of or relating to a rhombohedron
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crystallog another term for trigonal
Other Word Forms
- rhombohedrally adverb
Example Sentences
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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."
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
The team carried out some simple calculations and found that some coordinated behavior among electrons should emerge in a structure of five graphene layers stacked together in a rhombohedral pattern.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
They used optical techniques to examine each flake, looking specifically for five-layer flakes, arranged naturally in a rhombohedral pattern.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
GRAPHITE, a mineral species consisting of the element carbon crystallized in the rhombohedral system.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
The crystals measure up to a yard across, and are rhombohedral or scalenohedral in habit; their faces are usually dull and corroded or coated with stilbite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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