rhomboid

[ rom-boid ]

noun

1. an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
2. Anatomy. rhomboideus.

adjective

1. Also rhom·boidal. having a form like or similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.

rhomboid

/ ˈrɒmbɔɪd /

noun

1. a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length

adjective

1. having such a shape

rhomboid

/ rŏm′boid′ /

1. A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.

Other Words From

• rhom·boidal·ly adverb
• sub·rhomboid adjective
• subrhom·boidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhomboid¹

1560–70; < Late Latin rhomboīdes < Greek rhomboeidḕs ( schêma ) rhomboid (form, shape). See rhombus, -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhomboid¹

C16: from Late Latin rhomboides , from Greek rhomboeidēs shaped like a rhombus

Example Sentences

In the meantime, he has 250 pages or so to ferret out what went wrong between himself; his heiress wife, Pup; his feckless best friend, Hugh; and Hugh’s wife, Helen — a love rhomboid that he discovers, to his detriment, was always more truly a triangle.

From New York Times

The cleavage of SREBP-1c occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum, with the rhomboid protease RHBDL4, located in the ER membrane, identified as a new cleavage enzyme for SREBP-1c.

From Science Daily

After a plank hold and some rhomboid pushups to work my shoulder mobility and strength, we started with an inchworm.

From Seattle Times

The very first international puzzle craze dates from the early nineteenth century, when European and American sailors returning from China brought home sets of geometrical shapes, typically made of wood or ivory, that had seven pieces—two large triangles, two small triangles, a medium-size triangle, a rhomboid and a square.

From Literature

For a developer, he built a glassy rhomboid, set on a ridge over the Malibu coast.

From New York Times