rhombus

Meaning

1. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
2. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
3. In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.
4. (archaic) Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.
5. (archaic) Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

Synonyms

rhomb

lozenge

diamond

rhomboid

rhombohedron

trapezium

turbot

diamond-shaped

double-wedge

diamond-shape

quadrilateral

rhombic

rhombohedral

Translations

rombo

Rhombus

losange

rombo

Raute

ruit

rhombe

rombe

rombo

ρόμβος

griet

losango

tarbot

barbue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɒmbəs/

Etymology

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