rhomb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
    diamond; rhombus.

WordNet


Rhomb noun
Etymology
L. rhombus, Gr. rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. to turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. wrench: cf. F. rhombe. Cf. Rhombus, Rhumb.
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square.
  2. (Geom.) A rhombohedron. Nichol.

Webster 1913