Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An equilateral parallelogram.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
rhomb . - noun [capitalized] An obsolete constellation, near the south pole.
- noun [NL.] In ichthyology: [capitalized] A genus of Stromateidæ, generally united with Stromateus.
- noun The Linnean specific name of the turbot (as Pleuronectcs rhombus), and later [capitalized] a generic name of the same (as Rhombus maximus), and of various other flatfishes now assigned to different genera.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
rhomb , 1.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
Etymologies
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Examples
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My "specific" application I mentioned earlier is instructive for fans of anime and manga - as a member of the otaku-rhombus, that is, non-Japanese fans of anime creating works with roots in aforementioned anime, I view the art from my point of view, which is just as accurate as the native Japanese person's.
Anime Nano! 2009
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You just wanted a way to get the word "rhombus" into a post, right?
These streets Jeff 2009
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(To make the edges of the rhombuses match, the width of the rhombus should be a multiple of four pixels and the height should be one pixel less than ½ width.
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What a terribly ugly car, it may be environmentally friendly but what ever happened to aesthetics?! rhombus Says:
Will the Nissan Leaf Battery Deliver All It Promises? | Inhabitat 2010
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Saw them at the local {shudder} Wal-Mart about a month ago. rhombus Says:
First 100% Compostable Chip Bags to Hit Shelves Soon | Inhabitat 2010
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I may be interested in a stud encrusted leather rhombus.
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With a very sharp knife, make a long slash in the middle of each rhombus.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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Shovel the deluged, spurting, shoveling, rhombus fields with all that you can pick from the laden streets of the land and make your house there in the land if you like.
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With a very sharp knife, make a long slash in the middle of each rhombus.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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By Abigail, November 29, 2009 @ 10:01 pm kind of an elliptical circular rhombus, really.
Cheeseburger Gothic » So, care to join me in the country’s most exclusive club. 2009
treeseed commented on the word rhombus
See diamonds
January 27, 2008