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rhomboidal — adjective shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid rhomboidal shapes • Syn: ↑rhomboid • Pertains to noun: ↑rhomboid, ↑rhomboid (for: ↑rhomboid) • … Useful english dictionary
rhomboid — [räm′boid΄] n. [Fr rhomboïde < L rhomboides < Gr rhomboeidēs, rhomboid shaped: see RHOMBUS & OID] a parallelogram with oblique angles and only the opposite sides equal: see QUADRILATERAL adj. 1. shaped like a rhomboid 2. shaped somewhat… … English World dictionary
Rhomboidal — Rhom*boid al, a. [Cf. F. rhombo[ i]dal.] Having, or approaching, the shape of a rhomboid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhomboidal — rhomboid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or resembling the shape of a rhombus. ► NOUN ▪ a quadrilateral of which only the opposite sides and angles are equal. DERIVATIVES rhomboidal adjective … English terms dictionary
Rhomboid — Rhom boid (r[o^]m boid), n. [Gr. ??? rhomboidal; ??? rhomb + e i^dos shape: cf. F. rhombo[ i]de.] (Geom.) An oblique angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rhomboid — Rhom boid (r[o^]m boid), a. Same as {Rhomboidal}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhomboid — 1560s (n.); 1690s (adj.), from Fr. rhomboide or directly from L.L. rhomboides, from Gk. rhomboeides; see RHOMBUS (Cf. rhombus) + OID (Cf. oid). Related: Rhomboidal … Etymology dictionary
rhomboid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or resembling the shape of a rhombus. ► NOUN ▪ a quadrilateral of which only the opposite sides and angles are equal. DERIVATIVES rhomboidal adjective … English terms dictionary
rhomboid — rhomboidally, adv. /rom boyd/, n. 1. an oblique angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal. 2. Anat. rhomboideus. adj. 3. Also, rhomboidal. having a form like or similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid. [1560 70; < LL… … Universalium
rhomboid — I. noun Etymology: Middle French rhomboïde, from Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs resembling a rhombus, from rhombos Date: 1570 a parallelogram with no right angles and with adjacent sides of unequal length II. adjective or rhomboidal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
