rhombohedron

noun

a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)

Roots

rhombosrhombo- · Greek · rhombus hedrahedr- · Greek · seat, face, base on-on · Greek · noun suffix

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Where does rhombohedron come from?

The word rhombohedron breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: rhombo, from Greek rhombos (“rhombus”); hedr, from Greek hedra (“seat, face, base”); and -on, from Greek on (“noun suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.