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RHOMBOHEDRAL
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
rhombohedral; trigonal
Classified under:
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))