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What is the difference between rhomboid and rhombus?

rhomboid | rhombus |

Rhombus is a hyponym of rhomboid.

Rhombus is a related term of rhomboid.



As nouns the difference between rhomboid and rhombus

is that rhomboid is a parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle while rhombus is any of several flatfishes once considered part of the genus {{taxlink|Rhombus|genus|nomul=1}}.

As an adjective rhomboid

is resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid.

rhomboid

English

Noun

(wikipedia rhomboid) (en noun)
  • A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle
  • Any of several muscles that control the shoulders
  • A solid shape which has rhombic faces

    • Adjective

  • resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid

    • Derived terms

    *rhomboidal *rhomboid fossa *rhomboid major muscle *rhomboid minor muscle *rhomboid-ovate *rhomboid protease *rhomboid ripple mark

    rhombus

    English

    (fish) (wikipedia rhombus)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • * 1638 , , Some Yeares Travels , I:
    • the greedy Tuberon'' or ''Shark'' arm'd with a double row of venemous teeth pursues them, directed by a little ''Rhombus'' , ''Musculus or pilot-fish that scuds to and fro to bring intelligence [...].
  • (geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. it is a square with the corners pulled so the angles are all acute

    • Synonyms

    * (geometry) diamond (not in technical use''), lozenge (''if not square ), rhomb

    Related terms

    * rhombic * rhomboid