rhombus
A parallelogram having all sides of equal lengthA parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
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» The rectangle and the rhombus are parallelograms.
Rechteck und Rhombus sind Parallelogramme. — brauchinet
Прямоугольник и ромб - параллелограммы. — marafon
Прямокутник і ромб - це паралелограми. — rmdas
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Examples
5 sentencesThe rectangle and the rhombus are parallelograms.
Прямокутник і ромб - це паралелограми. — rmdas
ruПрямоугольник и ромб - параллелограммы. — marafon
deRechteck und Rhombus sind Parallelogramme. — brauchinet
A square is both a rectangle and a rhombus.
A square is a rectangle and a rhombus at the same time.
ruКвадрат - это одновременно прямоугольник и ромб. — marafon
deEin Quadrat ist gleichermaßen ein Rechteck und eine Raute. — brauchinet
Meaning
5 sensesA parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
Rhombus, Raute
ромбromb
ромбromb
a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
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.
More meanings 2
(archaic)Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.
(archaic)Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinniLearned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb.
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Forms
plural: rhombi / rhombusesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.