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1. a parallelogram with equal sides, usually having two obtuse angles and two acute angles; diamond.2. = rhombohedron. (Cf. ↑rhombohedron)
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rhom·bus — … Useful english dictionary
rhom — rhom·bi·form; rhom·bo·clase; rhom·bo·gan·oid; rhom·bo·ga·noi·dei; rhom·bo·gen; rhom·bo·he·dral; rhom·bo·he·dric; rhom·bo·he·dron; rhom·boi·dal; rhom·boi·des; rhom·boi·de·us; rhom·boid·ly; rhom·bo·zoa; rhom·bus; rhom·bic; rhom·boid; rhom·bo·gene;… … English syllables
bus — al·bus; am·bus·ca·do; ar·bus·cle; ar·bus·cu·lar; ar·bus·cule; ar·bus·tum; au·to·bus; bar·bus; bom·bus; bul·bus; bus·boy; bus·by; bus; bus·kin; bus·kined; bus·man; bus·sock; bus·su; bus·tard; bus·tee; bus·tic; bus·tled; bus·tler; bus·to;… … English syllables
rhombus — rhom·bus … English syllables
rhombus — rhom•bus [[t]ˈrɒm bəs[/t]] n. pl. bus•es, bi ( bī). 1) math. an equilateral parallelogram having oblique angles 2) math. rhombohedron • Etymology: 1560–70; < L < Gk rhómbos bull roarer, whirling motion, lozenge, der. of rhémbesthai to come… … From formal English to slang
rhombus — rhom|bus [ˈrɔmbəs US ˈra:m ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek rhombos] technical a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rhombus — Rhom|bus der; , ...ben <über lat. rhombus aus gr. rhómbos »Kreisel, Doppelkegel, verschobenes Quadrat«, eigtl. »kreisförmige Bewegung«> ↑Parallelogramm mit gleichen Seiten; Raute … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Rhombusantenne — Rhom|bus|an|ten|ne die; , n: Sende u. Empfangsantenne der Kurzwellentechnik … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
rhombus — rhom|bus [ rambəs ] noun count TECHNICAL a shape with four straight sides of equal length and angles that are not 90°. The more usual word is diamond … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Rhombus — Rhom bus, n. [L.] Same as {Rhomb}, 1. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
