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.
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of or relating to a rhombohedron
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crystallog another term for trigonal
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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
"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
By some authors these two divisions are treated as separate systems; or again the rhombohedral forms may be considered as hemihedral developments 580 of the hexagonal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The crystals belong to the hexagonal system, and are generally of rhombohedral habit, sometimes twinned.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
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