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单词 rhombeous
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rhombeousadj.

Brit. /ˈrɒmbɪəs/, U.S. /ˈrɑmbiəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rhombeus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin rhombeus (1745 or earlier; < classical Latin rhombus rhombus n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier rhomboidal adj., rhomboid adj., rhombic adj.
Science. rare.
Shaped like or resembling a rhombus; rhombic.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > diamond, lozenge, or rhomb
lozenge-like1551
lozengy1602
diamond-cut1637
diamonded1642
lozenge1658
rhomboidal1658
rhomboideal1677
rhomboid1681
rhombic1701
rhomboidicala1703
star-cut1704
rhombeous1773
rhombed1776
rhombiform1825
lozenge-shaped1833
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > quadrilateral > rhombic
rhomboidal1658
rhomboideal1677
rhomboid1681
rhombic1701
rhomboidicala1703
rhombeous1773
rhombed1776
rhombiform1825
1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening I. 151/2 Pericarpium is a rhombeous, turgid, hairy, unilocular pod, formed of two valves.
1797 Encycl. Brit. III. 442/1 Rhombeous, or rhomboidal.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Rhombeus,..presenting four parallel sides, two by two, forming two acute angles and two obtuse..; rhombeous.
1901 Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 43 125 The ventral shield is nearly rhombeous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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