Rhombus

  • 31Rhombus megastoma — Marysole Ma ry*sole, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); called also {carter}, and {whiff}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32rhombus — noun (plural rhombuses or rhombi) Etymology: Latin, from Greek rhombos piece of wood whirled on a string, lozenge, from rhembein to whirl Date: circa 1567 a parallelogram with four equal sides and sometimes one with no right angles …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33rhombus — n. [Gr. rhombos, revolve] A parallelogram with oblique angles; rhomboidal adj …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 34rhombus — /rom beuhs/, n., pl. rhombuses, rhombi / buy/. 1. an oblique angled equilateral parallelogram; any equilateral parallelogram except a square. 2. an equilateral parallelogram, including the square as a special case. 3. a rhombohedron. [1560 70; <&#8230; …

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  • 35rhombus — noun /ˈɹɒmbəs,ˈɹɑːmbəs/ A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. Syn: diamond, lozenge, rhomb See Also: rhombic, rhomboid …

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  • 36Rhombus — Rhọm·bus der; , Rhom·ben; Math; ein Viereck mit jeweils zwei gleich langen parallelen Seiten, das keinen rechten Winkel hat || Abbildung unter ↑Geometrie …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 37Rhombus — Rhọm|bus 〈m.; Gen.: , Pl.: Rhọm|ben; Geom.〉 schiefwinkeliges Parallelogramm mit gleichen Seitenpaaren [Etym.: &LT;grch. rhombos, eigtl. »Umdrehung«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 38rhombus — rhom|bus [ˈrɔmbəs US ˈra:m ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek rhombos] technical a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39rhombus — rhom|bus [ rambəs ] noun count TECHNICAL a shape with four straight sides of equal length and angles that are not 90°. The more usual word is diamond …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 40rhombus — rhom·bus || rÉ‘mbÉ™s / rÉ’m n. equilateral parallelogram with oblique angles …

    English contemporary dictionary