Definition of Rhomb

1. Noun. A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram.

Exact synonyms: Diamond, Rhombus
Generic synonyms: Parallelogram
Derivative terms: Rhombic

Definition of Rhomb

1. n. 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.

Definition of Rhomb

1. Noun. A rhombus ¹

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Definition of Rhomb

1. a rhombus [n -S] - See also: rhombus

Medical Definition of Rhomb

1. 1. An equilateral parallelogram, rhombohedron, 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. Fresnel's rhomb, a rhomb or oblique parallelopiped of crown or St. Gobain glass so cut that a ray of light entering one of its faces at right angles shall emerge at right angles at the opposite face, after undergoing within the rhomb, at other faces, two reflections. It is used to produce a ray circularly polarized from a plane-polarized ray, or the reverse. Origin: 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. (23 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhomb

rhodora
rhodoras
rhodospirillaceae
rhodospirillales
rhodospirillum
rhodospirillum rubrum
rhodostannite
rhodotorula
rhodous
rhodoxanthin
rhodplumsite
rhodplumsites
rhody
rhomb (current term)
rhomb spar
rhombencephala
rhombencephalic gustatory nucleus
rhombencephalic isthmus
rhombencephalic tegmentum
rhombencephalon
rhombencephalons
rhombi
rhombic
rhombic grooves
rhombic lip
rhombical
rhombick
rhombicosidodecahedron

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