Rhomboid
noun
1.
an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.
2.
Anatomy. rhomboideus.
adjective
3.
Also, rhomboidal. having a form like or similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.
noun
1.
a parallelogram having adjacent sides of unequal length
adjective
2.
having such a shape
rhomboid rhom·boid (rŏm’boid’) or rhom·boi·dal (rŏm-boid’l)
adj.
Resembling a parallelogram having unequal adjacent sides.
rhomboid
(rŏm’boid’)
A parallelogram with unequal adjacent sides.
rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective
rhombus
(rŏm’bəs)
Plural rhombuses or rhombi (rŏm’bī)
A parallelogram with four equal sides; an equilateral parallelogram.
rhomboid, rhomboidal adjective
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