rhomboid

rhom·boid

R0226000 (rŏm′boid′)n. A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides, especially one having oblique angles.adj. also rhom·boi·dal (-boid′l) Shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid.

rhomboid

(ˈrɒmbɔɪd) n (Mathematics) a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal lengthadj (Mathematics) having such a shape[C16: from Late Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs shaped like a rhombus]

rhom•boid

(ˈrɒm bɔɪd)

n. 1. an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal. 2. rhomboideus. adj. 3. Also, rhom•boi′dal. having a form similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid. [1560–70; < Late Latin rhomboīdes < Greek rhomboeidḕs (schêma) rhomboid (form, shape). See rhombus, -oid]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rhomboid - a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equalparallelogram - a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
	2.	rhomboid - any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder bladerhomboid muscleskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripesgreater rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus major, rhomboideus major muscle - rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal columnlesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor, rhomboid minor muscle - rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward
Adj.	1.	rhomboid - shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes"rhomboidal

Translations

romboideromboidale