Definition of rhomboid Rhomboid

rhom•boid

We found 11 definitions of rhomboid from 5 different sources.

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What does rhomboid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: rhomboids

rhomboid - any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade
  rhomboid muscle
  skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
  greater rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus major, rhomboideus major muscle rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column
rhomboid - a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal
  parallelogram a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length

Adjective

rhomboid, rhomboider, rhomboidest

rhomboid - shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes"
  rhomboidal
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • rhomboid (n.)
    An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different.
  • rhomboid (a.)
    Same as Rhomboidal.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • rhomboid
    An oblique parallelogram, having its opposite sides equal and parallel, but its angles not right angles.

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