rhombohedral

rhombohedral Definition

rhom·bo·he·dral (räm′bə hē′drəl)

adjective

of or having to do with a rhombohedron
designating or of a crystal system having three axes of equal length, none of which intersects at right angles with another

rhombohedral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

crystal: In the rhombohedral crystal, the unit cell contains six molecules of insulin.
structure: Topic: hexagonal Type: Keyword Use: Causes a rhombohedral structure to be output in hexagonal form in the dumpfile.

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