rhomb
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rhomb
< Latin rhombus rhombus; compare French rhombe
Example Sentences
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Calcite cleaves readily in three directions producing a cleavage figure called a rhomb that looks like a cube squashed over toward one corner giving rise to the approximately 75° cleavage angles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Geography.—Bohemia has the form of an irregular rhomb, of which the northernmost place, Buchberg, just above Hainspach, is at the same time the farthest north in the whole Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
Small portions of sulphate of strontia, galena, and blende, with rhomb spar, occur in the upper portion of the group.
From Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings by Strickland, W. P. (William Peter)
Let this rhomb be cut along the plane b c; and the two severed surfaces, after having been polished, reunited by Canada balsam.
From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John
Only a rhomb of dim gaslight on my ceiling remained....
From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
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