5 definitions found for rhombohedron

rhombohedron n 1: a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)

rhombohedron noun (plural -drons or rhombohedra) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1836 a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses • rhombohedral adjective

rhombohedron
n. (pl. -hedrons or -hedra)
1 a solid bounded by six equal rhombuses.
2 a crystal in this form.
Derivatives:
rhombohedral adj.
Etymology: RHOMBUS, after polyhedron etc.

rhombohedron n. (pl. -hedrons or -hedra) 1 a solid bounded by six equal rhombuses. 2 a crystal in this form. øørhombohedral adj. [RHOMBUS, after polyhedron etc.]

Rhombohedron Rhom`bo*he"dron, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? rhomb + ??? seat, base.] (Geom. & Crystallog.) A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.