Definition of Rhombohedral. Meaning of Rhombohedral. Synonyms of Rhombohedral

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Definition of Rhombohedral

Rhombohedral
Rhombohedral 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.

Meaning of Rhombohedral from wikipedia

- congruent rhombi. It can be used to define the rhombohedral lattice system, a honeycomb with rhombohedral cells. A rhombohedron has two opposite apices...
- lattice systems (hexagonal and rhombohedral). While commonly confused, the trigonal crystal system and the rhombohedral lattice system are not equivalent...
- cubes. Rhombohedral cleavage occurs when there are three cleavage planes intersecting at angles that are not 90 degrees. Calcite has rhombohedral cleavage...
- graphite. Rhombohedral graphite cannot occur in pure form. Natural graphite, or commercial natural graphite, contains 5 to 15% rhombohedral graphite and...
- sets of Miller indices are used to describe directions in hexagonal and rhombohedral crystals, including calcite crystals: three Miller indices h, k, l in...
- crystalline and amorphous forms. Well known crystalline forms are α-rhombohedral (α-R), β-rhombohedral (β-R), and β-tetragonal (β-T). In special cir****stances, boron...
- hence are again simply the Cartesian directions. With hexagonal and rhombohedral lattice systems, it is possible to use the Bravais–Miller system, which...
- rhodochrosite is trigonal, with a structure and cleavage in the carbonate rhombohedral system. The carbonate ions (CO2− 3) are arranged in a triangular planar...
- resonances of attached nuclei. Boron forms four major allotropes: α-rhombohedral and β-rhombohedral (α-R and β-R), γ-orthorhombic (γ) and β-tetragonal (β-T). All...
- {4}{3}}\left({\frac {h^{2}+hk+k^{2}}{a^{2}}}\right)+{\frac {\ell ^{2}}{c^{2}}}} Rhombohedral (primitive setting): 1 d 2 = ( h 2 + k 2 + ℓ 2 ) sin 2 ⁡ α + 2 ( h k...