Trigonal Definition

trī-gōnəl
adjective
Rhombohedral.
American Heritage
Of a triangle; triangular.
Webster's New World
Of a trigon.
Webster's New World

Rhombohedral.

Webster's New World
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Origin of Trigonal

  • Earlier relating to a trigon or triplicity, relating to three angles Latin trigōnum triangle trigon -al

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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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