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rhom·boid
(rŏm′boid′)n.
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)n
(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. | ![]() 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 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" |
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