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rhombohedron
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rhom·bo·he·dron  (rmb-hdrn)
n. pl. rhom·bo·he·drons or rhom·bo·he·dra (-dr)
A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.
rhombo·hedral (-drl) adj.
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rhombohedron
rhombohedron [ˌrɒmbəʊˈhiːdrən]
n
(Mathematics) a six-sided prism whose sides are parallelograms
[from rhombus + -hedron]
rhombohedron  (rmb-hdrn)
Plural rhombohedrons or rhombohedra
A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.
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Noun1.rhombohedron - a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)rhombohedron - a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)
parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon - a prism whose bases are parallelograms
hexahedron - any polyhedron having six plane faces
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