rhomboid

[ rom-boid ]

noun

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

adjective

Also rhom·boi·dal. having a form like or similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.

Origin of rhomboid

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

Other words from rhomboid

rhom·boi·dal·ly, adverb
sub·rhom·boid, adjective
sub·rhom·boi·dal, adjective

Words Nearby rhomboid

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How to use rhomboid in a sentence

It is also apt to be more of an oval, or a rhomboid, than the circle of your pan.
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Geometrically, it is a cube being forced into a rhomboid by the fault.
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rhomboid, rom′boid, n. a figure of the form of a rhomb: a quadrilateral figure having only its opposite sides and angles equal.
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I just remember he described it as rhomboid in shape—cut, I fancy, out of church-plate in troubled times.
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The enameled, rhomboid scales are in movable oblique whorls, each scale interlocked with its neighbors.
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Lower leaves stalked, ovate or rhomboid, more or less toothed or angular, but entire at the base.
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A black shawl had enwrapped her shoulders, a green plaid skirt had made an irregular rhomboid from the saddle downwards.
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British Dictionary definitions for rhomboid

rhomboid

/ (ˈrɒmbɔɪd) /

noun

a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length

adjectiveAlso: rhom'boidal

having such a shape

Origin of rhomboid

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

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Scientific definitions for rhomboid

rhomboid

[ rŏm′boid′ ]

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.

Other words from rhomboid

rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective

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