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rhombic

[ rom-bik ]
/ ˈrɒm bɪk /

adjective

having the form of a rhombus.
having a rhombus as base or cross section.
bounded by rhombuses, as a solid.
Crystallography. orthorhombic.

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Sometimes rhom·bi·cal .

Origin of rhombic

First recorded in 1660–70; rhomb + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM rhombic

sub·rhom·bic, adjectivesub·rhom·bi·cal, adjective

Words nearby rhombic

Rhoecus, rhoicissus, rhomb, rhombencephalic isthmus, rhombencephalon, rhombic, rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombocele, rhombohedral, rhombohedron
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British Dictionary definitions for rhombic

rhombic
/ (ˈrɒmbɪk) /

adjective

relating to or having the shape of a rhombus
crystallog another word for orthorhombic
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Medical definitions for rhombic

rhombic
[ rŏm′bĭk ]

adj.

Relating to the rhombencephalon.
Rhomboid.
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