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rhomboid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
rhom-boid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle.

noun

Any of several muscles that control the shoulders.

noun

A solid shape which has rhombic faces.

adj

resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

rhomboids (plural) rhomboides (alternative)

Derived Forms

pseudorhomboid rhomboidal rhomboidly subrhomboid

Phrases

rhomboid fossa rhomboid major muscle rhomboid minor muscle rhomboid-ovate rhomboid protease rhomboid ripple mark

Frequently Paired Words

rectangle square rhombus trapezoid kite polygon

Synonyms

rhomboidal rhomboid muscle

Questions

What does rhomboid mean?
A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle.

How to pronounce rhomboid

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