rhombus
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rhombus
- /ˈɹɒmbəs/ UK
- /ˈɹɑmbəs/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈɹɒmbəs/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈɹɔmbəs/ Australia
- /ˈɹɒmbəs/ New Zealand
- [ˈɹɔ̟mbəs] New Zealand
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Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb.
noun rhombi · rhombuses
- A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
- The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).
- In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer. The Greeks also used an instrument called a rhombus, or witches' wheel. As the wheel spun round, it was thought that influence was gained over certain people or circumstances.
- Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. the greedy Tuberon or Shark arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them, directed by a little Rhombus, Musculus or pilot-fish that scuds to and fro to bring intelligence [...].
- Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.
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noun A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
| Español | rombo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마름모 mareummo |
| 日本語 | 斜方形 shahōke, 菱形 hishigata |
| 中文 | 菱形 língxíng |
| हिन्दी | विषमकोण viṣamkoṇ |
| Kiswahili | almasi |
| Português | losango |
| Français | losange, rhombus |
| Deutsch | Rhombus, Raute |
| Italiano | rombo |
| Ελληνικά | ρόμβος rómvos |
| Română | romb |
| Русский | ромб romb |
| Tiếng Việt | hình thoi |
| العربية | مُعَيِّن muʕayyin |
| עברית | מְעֻיָּן |
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title = {rhombus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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