rhombus
pronunciation
How to pronounce rhombus in British English:
UK [ˈrɒmbəs]
How to pronounce rhombus in American English:
US [ˈrɑmbəs]
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- Noun:
- a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
Word Origin
- rhombus (n.)
- 1560s, from Late Latin rhombus, from Greek rhombos "rhombus, rhomb, lozenge; spinning top, maghic wheel used by sorcerers; a spinning motion," from rhembesthai "to spin, whirl," from PIE *wrembh-, from *werbh- "to turn, twist, bend" (source also of Old English weorpan "to throw away"), from root *wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus).
Example
- 1. But costa formalised it , and as flamengo were successful , his rhombus midfield spread .
- 2. The rhombus student uses class and examination questions .
- 3. The quadrilateral with four sides all equal is a rhombus .
- 4. Rhombus embellishments were added to the surface .
- 5. The parallelogram with diagonal perpendicular to each other is a rhombus .