Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped like a rhombus.
- adjective Orthorhombic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the figure of a rhomb.
- In zoology, approaching the form of a rhomb or diamond, usually with the angles a little rounded.
- In crystallography, often used as an equivalent of orthorhombic: as, the rhombic pyroxenes (that is, those crystallizing in the orthorhombic system).
- In botany, oval, but somewhat angular at the sides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Shaped like a rhomb.
- adjective (Crystallog.) Same as
Orthorhombic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the
characteristics of arhombus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling a rhombus
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Examples
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By the fifth week the dorsal part of the alar lamina bends in a lateral direction along its entire length, to form what is termed the rhombic lip (Figs. 648, 649).
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On the rhomboid fossa a series of six temporary furrows appears; these are termed the rhombic grooves.
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If one combines the vertices created by an Icosahedron and a Dodecahedron you end up with a figure called a rhombic Triacontahedron.
Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles By Michael Morley 2010
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[2] Depending on some specific conditions, sulfur's allotropes form several distinct crystal structures, which are known as rhombic and monoclinic S
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It's a set of thirty magnetic rhombic pyramids that forms a rhombic triacontahedron — one of nature's most beautiful shape.
Don't be afraid. Ann Althouse 2009
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It is constructed from 30 identical rhombic steel plates.
Archive 2009-10-01 Stephen D. Covey 2009
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Many designs have been proposed, and I, personally, like a rhombic triacontahedron.
Archive 2009-10-01 Stephen D. Covey 2009
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I realized that this much mass, spinning at one G along the periphery of a sphere which is close to a rhombic triacontahedron exerts an outward force entirely equivalent to a pressure vessel, whose characteristics are well known.
Archive 2009-10-01 Stephen D. Covey 2009
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The yellow, rhombic fenugreek seed is frequently used in the preparation of pickles, curry powders and pastes, and is often encountered in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent and Thailand.
Green Blog Project – Fish with baby methi (fenugreek) leaves « Salt and Pepper. 2006
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The Ball of Whacks is a d30 - a rhombic triacontahedron, to be precise - where each face is actually the base of a separable pyramid.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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