English Explanatory Dictionary

rhomb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rhombus.
  2. A rhombohedron.

Pronunciation

/ɹɒm/ /ɹɒmb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rhomb.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rhomb2.wav /ɹʌmb/

Word forms

rhomb rhombs

Etymology

Partly borrowed from Middle French rhombe and partly from its etymon Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). Doublet of rhombus and rhumb.

Derived words

Fresnel's rhomb rhombencephalon
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