Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
RHOMBOHEDRAL
rhombohedral, trigonal
(adjective) having threefold symmetry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rhombohedral (not comparable)
(crystallography) Having three equal axes and oblique angles.
Synonyms
• rhombohedric
Source: Wiktionary
Rhom`bo*he"dral, a. (Geom. & Crystallog.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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