Trigonal Synonyms

trī-gōnəl
Having threefold symmetry
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. rhombohedral

Words Related to Trigonal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. crystal
  2. tetrahedral
  3. bipyramidal
  4. octahedral
  5. monoclinic
  6. orthorhombic
  7. close-packed
  8. bipyramid

Trigonal Sentence Examples

  • The six small faces s{412} situated on alternate corners at each end of the crystal, are called the "rhomb" faces, because of their shape; if extended they would give a trigonal bipyramid.

  • The "trapezohedral," or "plagihedral," faces x {41a} belong to a trigonal trapezohedron.

  • The bisphenoids (the hemihedral forms of the tetragonal and rhombic bipyramids)., and the trigonal pyramid of the hexagonal system, are examples of non-regular tetrahedra (see Crystallography).

  • Three groups of electrons around an atom X, always give a trigonal planar arrangement around the central atom X-.

  • X-ray diffraction studies show it has the expected trigonal bipyramidal structure in the solid state.

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