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rhombohedron

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rhombohedron (noun)
  2. rhombohedral iron ore (noun)
  3. rhombohedral system (noun)

rhom·bo·he·dron

noun \ˌräm-bō-ˈhē-drən\
plural rhom·bo·he·drons or rhom·bo·he·dra\-drə\

Definition of RHOMBOHEDRON

: a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses
— rhom·bo·he·dral \-drəl\ adjective

Origin of RHOMBOHEDRON

New Latin
First Known Use: 1836

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