noun
Meaning 1
A rhombus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rhomb
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹɒm/
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/ɹɒmb/
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obsolete: /ɹʌmb/
noun
Meaning 2
A rhombohedron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rhombus, diamond
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: parallelogram
History
Etymology
Partly borrowed from Middle French rhombe and partly from its etymon Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). Doublet of rhombus and rhumb.