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rhombus.

A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɒmbəs/UK/ˈɹɑːmbəs/US
  1. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.

  2. A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).

  3. In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.

  4. Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.

    archaic
  5. Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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

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