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Etymology
From LL. #Latin|rhombus.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�ɹ�mb�s/, SAMPA|/"rQmb@s/
(General American|US) IPA|/�ɹ��mb�s/, SAMPA|/"rA:mb@s/

Noun
en-noun| rhomb|i | pl2=rhombuses
Image:Rhombus.svg|thumb|right|A pair of rhombi.

1. geometry A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.

Synonyms
(in geometry): diamond (not in technical use), lozenge, rhomb

Translations
trans-top|A parallelogram having all sides of equal length
Chinese: �形
Czech: koso�tverec m
Dutch: ruit f/m
Finnish: neljäkäs
French: losange m
German: Rhombus m, Raute f
Hebrew: he-translation|�ע���|me`uyán m
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Italian: rombo m
Japanese: ��形 (������, shah�kei), �形 (����, hishigata)
Polish: romb m
Russian: �омб m
Slovak: kosoštvorec m
Slovene: romb m
Spanish: rombo m
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Related terms
rhombic
rhomboid

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

Latin

Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|ῥ�μβο� (rombos) "rhombus, spinning top" < polytonic|ῥέμβομαι (rembomai) "I whirl, act at random"

Noun
rhombus

1. #English|rhombus

fr:rhombus
io:rhombus
ru:rhombus
vi:rhombus
zh:rhombus

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