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rhomboid

[ rom-boid ]

noun

  1. an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
  2. Anatomy. rhomboideus.


adjective

  1. Also dz·Ǿd. having a form like or similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.

rhomboid

/ ˈɒɔɪ /

noun

  1. a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length
“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

adjective

  1. having such a shape
“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

rhomboid

/ ŏǾ′ /

  1. A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dz·Ǿd· adverb
  • ܲ·dzbǾ adjective
  • ܲrdz·Ǿd adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rhomboid1

1560–70; < Late Latin dzī < Greek dzDZ𾱻ḕs ( ê ) rhomboid (form, shape). See rhombus, -oid
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rhomboid1

C16: from Late Latin rhomboides , from Greek dzDZ𾱻ŧ shaped like a rhombus
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For a developer, he built a glassy rhomboid, set on a ridge over the Malibu coast.

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Adnan was painting her mountain as late as last year, heavily abstracted into rhomboids in creamy pastel peaches, roses, and rusty golds.

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Sure, it’s minimalist in form: nine sleek rhomboid units, specifically.

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Not a cube, by the way, more a rhomboid, to be pedantic — poised like a ballerina on point.

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Or, if they are studying shapes and geometry, suggest they step off the dimensions of your rooms and calculate just how rhomboid some of those spaces are.

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