Rhombohedral system

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(Crystallog.) a division of the hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Further XRD analysis predicts almost 79.93% corundum in sample C with closed pack rhombohedral system. Density and hardness of corundum are larger than that of the diaspore.
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(2) In the rhombohedral system, the triply primitive hexagonal cell is used.
Lattice symmetry and identification - the fundamental role of reduced cells in materials characterization
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