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rhomb

[ rom, romb ]

noun



rhomb

/ rɒm /

noun

  1. another name for rhombus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhomb1

< Latin rhombus rhombus; compare French rhombe
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Example Sentences

Rhomboid, rom′boid, n. a figure of the form of a rhomb: a quadrilateral figure having only its opposite sides and angles equal.

Let b x, c y (fig. 34) represent the section of an elongated rhomb of Iceland spar cloven from the crystal.

Let this rhomb be cut along the plane b c; and the two severed surfaces, after having been polished, reunited by Canada balsam.

Why did this pillow have to be placed so as to form a rhomb; and why did the girl's head have to rest exactly upon the diagonal?

Calcium carbonate crystallizes in the form of rhomb-shaped crystals which belong to the hexagonal system.

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