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Rhomboid vs Trapezius - What's the difference?

rhomboid | trapezius |

As nouns the difference between rhomboid and trapezius

is that rhomboid is a parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle while trapezius is a large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.

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

    trapezius

    English

    (wikipedia trapezius)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
    • The trapezius muscle resembles a trapezium (trapezoid in American English), or diamond-shaped quadrilateral. The word "spinotrapezius" refers to the human trapezius, although it is not commonly used in modern texts. In other mammals, it refers to a portion of the analogous muscle.

    Related terms

    * trapezium * trapezoid