RHOMBOHEDRON

rhombohedron

(noun) a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rhombohedron (plural rhombohedra or rhombohedrons)

A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.

Source: Wiktionary


Rhom`bo*he"dron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Geom. & Crystallog.)

Definition: A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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