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RHOMBOHEDRAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having threefold symmetry

Synonyms:

rhombohedral; trigonal

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

symmetric; symmetrical (having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts)

Domain category:

crystallography (the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals)

Derivation:

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

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