rhomboid
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bɔɪd adjective
3.
Also, rhom·boi·dal. having a form like or similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length |
| —adj | |
| 2. | having such a shape |
| [C16: from Late Latin rhomboides, from Greek rhomboeidēs shaped like a | |
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Medical Dictionary
rhomboid rhom·boid (rŏm'boid') or rhom·boi·dal (rŏm-boid'l)
adj.
Resembling a parallelogram having unequal adjacent sides.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| rhomboid (rŏm'boid') Pronunciation Key
A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides. rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective |
| rhombus (rŏm'bəs) Pronunciation Key
Plural rhombuses or rhombi (rŏm'bī) A parallelogram with four equal sides; an equilateral parallelogram. rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective |
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Here, the diffuse area is resolved into a rhomboid-shaped group of clearly defined sources.
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