- rhombohedron
- noun (plural -drons or rhombohedra) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1836 a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses • rhombohedral adjective
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Rhombohedron — Rhom bo*he dron, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? rhomb + ??? seat, base.] (Geom. & Crystallog.) A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhombohedron — [räm΄bə hē′drən] n. pl. rhombohedrons or rhombohedra [räm΄bə hē′drə] [ModL: see RHOMBUS & HEDRON] a six sided prism each face of which is a rhombus … English World dictionary
Rhombohedron — In geometry, a rhombohedron is a three dimensional figure like a cube, except that its faces are not squares but rhombi. It is a special case of a parallelepiped where all edges are the same length.In general the rhombohedron can have three types … Wikipedia
rhombohedron — romboedras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. rhombohedron vok. Rhomboeder, n rus. ромбоэдр, m pranc. rhomboèdre, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
rhombohedron — rhombohedral, adj. /rom beuh hee dreuhn/, n., pl. rhombohedrons, rhombohedra / dreuh/. a solid bounded by six rhombic planes. [1830 40; < Gk rhómbo(s) RHOMBUS + HEDRON] * * * … Universalium
rhombohedron — noun A prism with six faces, each a rhombus … Wiktionary
rhombohedron — rhom·bo·he·dron || ‚rÉ‘mbəʊ hedrÉ™n , hÉªË /‚rÉ’m n. polyhedron whose faces are six equal rhombuses … English contemporary dictionary
rhombohedron — A polyhedron with six two dimensional faces, each a rhombus. Also see mathematics, polygon, and vertex … Glossary of Art Terms
rhombohedron — [ˌrɒmbə(ʊ) hi:dr(ə)n, hɛd ] noun (plural rhombohedra drə or rhombohedrons) a solid figure whose faces are six equal rhombuses. Derivatives rhombohedral adjective Origin C19: from rhombus + … English new terms dictionary
rhombohedron — rhom·bo·he·dron … English syllables
