rhomboid

[ rom-boid ]

/ ˈrɒm bɔɪd /

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, adverbsub·rhom·boid, adjectivesub·rhom·boi·dal, adjective

Words nearby rhomboid

rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombocele, rhombohedral, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhomboidal sinus, rhomboideus, rhomboid fossa, rhomboid ligament, rhombus

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Example sentences from the Web for rhomboid

Geometrically, it is a cube being forced into a rhomboid by the fault.
Silicon Valley Mansions, Swallowed Alive|Geoff Manaugh|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is nearly a year since I came here, and a year was all Dr. Rhomboid gave me to live.
The Passion for Life|Joseph Hocking
I was told to go for my mathematical lesson to Mr. Rhomboid, who tenanted a room in the Old School.
Collections and Recollections|George William Erskine Russell
The six bright stars in Lyra form an equilateral triangle on one corner of a rhomboid.
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

One's thoughts never fit the rhomboid apportioned by Mr. Letts for their accommodation.
From One Generation to Another|Henry Seton Merriman
A dwarf Acacia, with rhomboid downy phyllodia, an inch long, grew between the rocks.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

British Dictionary definitions for rhomboid

rhomboid

/ (ˈrɒmbɔɪd) /

noun

a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length

adjective Also: rhom'boidal

having such a shape

Word Origin for rhomboid

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

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Medical definitions for rhomboid

rhomboid

[ rŏm′boid′ ]

adj.

Resembling a parallelogram having unequal adjacent sides.

Scientific definitions for rhomboid

rhomboid

[ rŏm′boid′ ]

A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.

Other words from rhomboid

rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective

单词	rhomboid
释义	rhomboid [ rom-boid ] / ˈrɒm bɔɪd / 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, adverbsub·rhom·boid, adjectivesub·rhom·boi·dal, adjective Words nearby rhomboid rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombocele, rhombohedral, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhomboidal sinus, rhomboideus, rhomboid fossa, rhomboid ligament, rhombus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rhomboid Geometrically, it is a cube being forced into a rhomboid by the fault. Silicon Valley Mansions, Swallowed Alive\|Geoff Manaugh\|November 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is nearly a year since I came here, and a year was all Dr. Rhomboid gave me to live. The Passion for Life\|Joseph Hocking I was told to go for my mathematical lesson to Mr. Rhomboid, who tenanted a room in the Old School. Collections and Recollections\|George William Erskine Russell The six bright stars in Lyra form an equilateral triangle on one corner of a rhomboid. A Field Book of the Stars\|William Tyler Olcott One's thoughts never fit the rhomboid apportioned by Mr. Letts for their accommodation. From One Generation to Another\|Henry Seton Merriman A dwarf Acacia, with rhomboid downy phyllodia, an inch long, grew between the rocks. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt British Dictionary definitions for rhomboid rhomboid / (ˈrɒmbɔɪd) / noun a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length adjective Also: rhom'boidal having such a shape Word Origin for rhomboid C16: from Late Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs shaped like a rhombus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for rhomboid rhomboid [ rŏm′boid′ ] adj. Resembling a parallelogram having unequal adjacent sides. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for rhomboid rhomboid [ rŏm′boid′ ] A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides. Other words from rhomboid rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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