rhombus

rhombus

rhom·bus

(rŏm′bəs)

n. pl. rhom·bus·es or rhom·bi (-bī)

An equilateral parallelogram, especially one having oblique angles. Also called rhomb.

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[Late Latin, from Greek rhombos, bullroarer, lozenge-shaped flatfish, rhombus (a rhombus being so called in reference to lozenge-shaped wooden slat of a bullroarer), from rhembesthai, to roll about, go round and round; see wer-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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rhombus

(ˈrɒmbəs)

n, pl -buses or -bi (-baɪ)

(Mathematics) an oblique-angled parallelogram having four equal sides. Also called: rhomb Compare square¹

[C16: from Greek rhombos something that spins; related to rhembein to whirl]

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rhom•bus

(ˈrɒm bəs)

n., pl. -bus•es, -bi (-bī).

1. an equilateral parallelogram having oblique angles.

2. rhombohedron.

[1560–70; < Latin < Greek rhómbos bull-roarer, whirling motion, lozenge, derivative of rhémbesthai to come and go, wander, revolve]

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rhombus

rhom·bus

(rŏm′bəs)

A parallelogram having four equal sides. A square is a rhombus with 90-degree angles.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rhombus - a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram rhomb, diamond parallelogram - a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length

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Translations

مُعَيَّن، جِسْم مُعَيَّن السُّطوح

kosočtverec

rombe

RhombusRaute

rombo

neljäkäs

losangerhombe

tígull, samsíîungur sem ekki ferningur

romboromboidaleromboide

romb

ромб

romb

romb

eşkenar dörtgen

菱形

rhombus

[ˈrɒmbəs] N (rhombuses or rhombi (pl)) → rombo m

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rhombus

[ˈrɒmbəs] n → losange m

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rhombus

n → Rhombus m

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rhombus

[ˈrɒmbəs] n → rombo

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rhombus

(ˈrombəs) noun

an equilateral parallelogram, other than a square. rombus مُعَيَّن، جِسْم مُعَيَّن السُّطوح ромб losango kosočtverec der Rhombus rombe ρόμβοςrombo romb متوازی الاضلاع؛ لوزی شکل vinoneliö losangeמעוין समचर्तुभुज romb rombusz belah ketupat tígull, samsíðungur sem ekki ferningur rombo ひし形 마름모꼴 rombas rombs bentuk rombus ruitromberomb متوازي الاضلاح losango romb ромб kosoštvorec romb romb romb สี่เหลี่ยมขนมเปียกปูน eşkenar dörtgen 菱形 ромб شکل معین hình thoi 菱形

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