RHOMBOID


Meaning of RHOMBOID in English

I. ˈrämˌbȯid noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French rhomboïde, from Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs rhombus-shaped, rhomboidal, from rhombos rhomb + -oeidēs -oid — more at rhomb

: a parallelogram in which the angles are oblique and adjacent sides are unequal

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II. adjective

Etymology: rhomb- + -oid

1. : shaped somewhat like a rhombus

2. : rhomboidal

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