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rhom·boid

(rŏm′boid′)

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides, especially one having oblique angles.

adj. also rhom·boi·dal (-boid′l)

Shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid.

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rhomboid

(ˈrɒmbɔɪd)

(Mathematics) a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length

adj

(Mathematics) having such a shape

[C16: from Late Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs shaped like a rhombus]

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rhom•boid

(ˈrɒm bɔɪd)

n.

1. an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.

2. rhomboideus.

adj.

3. Also, rhom•boi′dal. having a form similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.

[1560–70; < Late Latin rhomboīdes < Greek rhomboeidḕs (schêma) rhomboid (form, shape). See rhombus, -oid]

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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

romboide

romboidale

rhomboid

[ˈrɒmbɔɪd]

A. ADJ → romboidal

B. N → romboide m

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rhomboid

n → Rhomboid nt

adj → rhomboid

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