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rhombohedral

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having three equal axes and oblique angles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having threefold symmetry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trigonal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From rhombo- + -hedral.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: romboèdric — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菱方 (língfāng) — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Finnish: romboedrinen — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • French: rhomboédrique — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Galician: trigonal — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Galician: romboédrico — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • German: rhomboedrisch — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Italian: romboedrico — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Kazakh: ромбылы (rombyly) — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Polish: mający trzy równe osie i wypukłe kąty — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Russian: ромбоэдрический (romboedričeskij) — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Spanish: romboédrico — having three equal axes and oblique angles
  • Ukrainian: ромбоедричний (romboedryčnyj) — having three equal axes and oblique angles
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