RHOMBOID

rhomboid, rhomboidal

(adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; “rhomboidal shapes”

rhomboid, rhomboid muscle

(noun) any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade

rhomboid

(noun) a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

rhomboid (plural rhomboids)

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

Any of several muscles that control the shoulders

A solid shape which has rhombic faces

Adjective

rhomboid

resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid

Source: Wiktionary


Rhom"boid, n. Etym: [Gr. rhomboĂŻde.] (Geom.)

Definition: An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different.

Rhom"boid, a.

Definition: Same as Rhomboidal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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