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noun, plural -bus·es, -bi 
[-bahy] .
[-bahy] . 1.
an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram; any equilateral parallelogram except a square.
2.
an equilateral parallelogram, including the square as a special case.
3.
a rhombohedron.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin < Greek rhómbos anything that may be spun around, derivative of rhémbein to revolve
1560–70; < Latin < Greek rhómbos anything that may be spun around, derivative of rhémbein to revolve
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Rhombus
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Example Sentences
- In so doing, he became interested in the rhombus and invented plastic rhombic hexahedrons that interlocked to form novel shapes.
- It makes me wonder if other fora have a green rhinocerous rhombus or a maroon rhinocerous oval as their secret identifier.
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World English Dictionary
| rhombus (ˈrɒmbəs) | |
| —n , pl -buses, -bi | |
| Compare square Also called: rhomb an oblique-angled parallelogram having four equal sides | |
| [C16: from Greek rhombos something that spins; related to rhembein to whirl] | |
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Word Origin & History
rhombus
1567, from L.L. rhombus, from Gk. rhombos "rhombus, spinning top," from rhembesthai "to spin, whirl," from PIE *wrembh-, from *werbh- "to turn, twist, bend" (cf. O.E. weorpan "to throw away"), from base *wer- (see versus)
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Science Dictionary
| 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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