RHOMBOID


Meaning of RHOMBOID in English

[ 'rɒmbɔɪd ]

■ adjective having or resembling the shape of a rhombus.

■ noun a parallelogram in which adjacent sides are unequal.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C16: from Fr. rhomboïde , or via late L. from Gk rhomboeidēs , from rhombos (see rhombus ).

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