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rhombus

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɹɒmbəs/
  • US: /ˈɹɑːmbəs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.

The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rhomb, diamond

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parallelogram

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb.

Across languages

Translations

79 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Arabic: مُعَيِّن (muʕayyin) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Armenian: շեղանկյուն (šeġankyun) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Azerbaijani: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Basque: erronbo — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Belarusian: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Bengali: রম্বস (romboś) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Bulgarian: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Catalan: rombe — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菱形 (língxíng) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Czech: kosočtverec — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Danish: rombe — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Danish: rhombe — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Dutch: ruit — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Esperanto: rombo — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Estonian: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Faroese: romba — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Finnish: neljäkäs — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • French: losange — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • French: rhombus — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Galician: rombo — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Georgian: რომბი (rombi) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • German: Rhombus — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • German: Raute — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Greek: ρόμβος (rómvos) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Ancient Greek: ῥόμβος (rhómbos) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Gujarati: પત્તાંની ચોપડી (pattā̃nī copḍī) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Haitian Creole: lozanj — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Hebrew: מְעֻיָּן — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Hindi: विषमकोण (viṣamkoṇ) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Hungarian: rombusz — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Icelandic: tígull — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Icelandic: tigull — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Ido: rombo — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Indonesian: belah ketupat — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Italian: rombo — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Japanese: 斜方形 (shahōke) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Japanese: 菱形 (hishigata) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Kannada: ರಾಂಬಸ್ (rāmbas) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Kazakh: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Korean: 마름모 (mareummo) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Latin: rhombus — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Latvian: rombs — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Limburgish: roet — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Lithuanian: rombas — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Macedonian: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Mongolian: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Navajo: ałtsʼą́ąjigo heetsʼóóz — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Navajo: dį́įʼgo bídazniikʼą́ — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Norwegian: rombe — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Occitan: lausange — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Occitan: rombe — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Persian: لوزی (lowzi) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Polish: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Portuguese: losango — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Quechua: puytu — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Romanian: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Russian: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Serbo-Croatian: ро̏мб — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȍmb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Shona: gonyaina tsazamativi — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Sicilian: rummu — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Slovak: kosoštvorec — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Slovene: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Spanish: rombo — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Sundanese: beulahat kupat — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Swahili: almasi — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Swedish: romb — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Tagalog: tagisukat — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Tamil: செவ்வகம் (cevvakam) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Telugu: రాంబస్ (rāmbas) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Thai: สี่เหลี่ยมขนมเปียกปูน (sìi-lìiam-kà-nǒm-bpìiak-bpuun) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Thai: สี่เหลี่ยมข้าวหลามตัด (sìi-lìiam-kâao-lǎam-dtàt) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Turkish: eşkenar dörtgen — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Ukrainian: ромб (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Vietnamese: hình thoi — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Walloon: lozindje — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Yiddish: ראָמב (romb) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
  • Yiddish: לעקעך (lekekh) — A parallelogram having all sides of equal length