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Meaning of RHOMBOHEDRAL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (crystallography) having three-fold symmetry
 
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 Synonyms: symmetric, symmetrical, trigonal
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rhom`bo*he"dral\, a. (Geom. & Crystallog.)
Related to the rhombohedron; presenting the form of a
rhombohedron, or a form derivable from a rhombohedron;
relating to a system of forms including the rhombohedron and
scalenohedron.
{Rhombohedral iron ore} (Min.) See {Hematite}.
{Rhombohedral system} (Crystallog.), a division of the
   hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron,
   scalenohedron, etc.
 
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