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rhombus

rhom·bus

UK/ˈɹɒmbəs/ US/ˈɹɑːmbəs/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

Origin

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

Phrases

  • rhombus star

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