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 Definitions of rhomboid  [ˈrɒm bɔɪd]  

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Definition of 'rhomboid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) rhomboid
an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.

2. (adj.) rhomboid
Also, rhom&syl;boidal. having a form similar to that of a rhombus; shaped like a rhomboid.

Etymology:  (1560–70; < LL rhomboīdes < Gk rhomboeid&emacrgrave;s (schêma) rhomboid (form, shape). See rhombus , -oid)

Definition of 'rhomboid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) rhomboid
a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal

2. (adj) rhomboid, rhomboid muscle
any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade

3. (adj) rhomboid, rhomboidal
shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid
"rhomboidal shapes"


Definition of 'rhomboid' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) rhomboid
same as Rhomboidal

2. (noun) rhomboid
an oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different



'rhomboid' - Nearby Entries  

rhombohedron  rhomboid  rhomboid minor muscle  rhomboid muscle  rhomboidal  rhomboideus major muscle  rhombus  



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