rhomboid (redirected from Rhomboids)

rhom·boid  (rmboid)

n.

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.

adj. also rhom·boi·dal (-boidl)

Shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid.

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rhomboid [ˈrɒmbɔɪd]

n

(Mathematics) a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length

adj also rhom'boidal

(Mathematics) having such a shape

[from Late Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs shaped like a rhombus]

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rhomboid  (rmboid)

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.

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rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rhomboid - a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal parallelogram - a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
	2.	rhomboid - any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade rhomboid muscle skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes greater rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus major, rhomboideus major muscle - rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column lesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor, rhomboid minor muscle - rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward
Adj.	1.	rhomboid - shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes" rhomboidal

Translations

rhomboid [ˈrɒmbɔɪd]

A. ADJ → romboidal

B. N → romboide m

rhomboid

n → Rhomboid nt

adj → rhomboid