rhombus
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See also Rhombus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhombos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhembo, “I turn around”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɒmbəs/, X-SAMPA: /"rQmb@s/
- (US) IPA: /ˈɹɑːmbəs/, X-SAMPA: /"rA:mb@s/
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Noun [edit]
rhombus (plural rhombi or rhombuses)
- (zoology, now rare) Any of several flatfishes once considered part of the genus Rhombus. [from 16th c.]
- 1638, Thomas Herbert, 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 [...].
- 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, I:
- (geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.]
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Translations [edit]
A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhombos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhembo, “I turn around”).
Noun [edit]
rhombus (genitive rhombī); m, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rhombus | rhombī |
| genitive | rhombī | rhombōrum |
| dative | rhombō | rhombīs |
| accusative | rhombum | rhombōs |
| ablative | rhombō | rhombīs |
| vocative | rhombe | rhombī |