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

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

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Adnan was painting her mountain as late as last year, heavily abstracted into rhomboids in creamy pastel peaches, roses, and rusty golds.

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Sure, it’s minimalist in form: nine sleek rhomboid units, specifically.

From Washington Post

Not a cube, by the way, more a rhomboid, to be pedantic — poised like a ballerina on point.

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Or, if they are studying shapes and geometry, suggest they step off the dimensions of your rooms and calculate just how rhomboid some of those spaces are.

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