RHOMBUS

rhombus, rhomb, diamond

(noun) a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

rhombus (plural rhombi or rhombuses)

(geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.]

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.

(zoology, now rare) Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. [from 16th c.]

(zoology, archaic) Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

Synonyms

• (geometry): diamond (not in technical use), lozenge (if not square), rhomb

Source: Wiktionary

Rhom"bus, n. Etym: [L.]

Definition: Same as Rhomb, 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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