rhombohedron

Noun

Meaning

A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

figure triangle rhomb

Hypernyms

parallelepiped parallelopiped parallelopipedon hexahedron parallelepipedon

Examples

A rhombohedron is a parallelepiped with all rhombic faces; a trigonal trapezohedron is a rhombohedron with congruent rhombic faces. Source: Internet

However, two regular tetrahedra can be combined with an octahedron, giving a rhombohedron that can tile space. Source: Internet

The rectangular cuboid (six rectangular faces), cube (six square faces), and the rhombohedron (six rhombus faces) are all specific cases of parallelepiped. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rhombohedral rhombohedrally rhombohedric rhomboid rhomboid fossa rhomboid major