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rhomb

rhomb

9.1
A flat shape with four equal sides and slanted angles that are not right, like a diamond
  • noun
  • /rɒm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rombo
  • In geometry class, we learned that a rhomb is also called a diamond.

Examples

  • The floor was decorated with a pattern of interlocking rhombs in different colors.

  • A rhomb differs from a square in that its angles are not right angles.

  • A rhomb has four equal sides.

  • Is a square a type of rhomb?

  • A rhomb has four equal sides but does not have right angles like a square.

  • In geometry, a rhomb is defined as an equilateral parallelogram that is not a square.

  • The tiles on the wall were arranged in a repeating pattern of colorful rhombs.

Synonyms

diamond
vsrhomb
  • Specialized
9 4.2

A flat shape with four equal sides and slanted angles

is the technical term that notes it is not a square
rhombus
vsrhomb
  • Specialized
2 5.8

A four-sided shape with all sides equal and opposite sides parallel

is the same shape but explicitly excludes square cases

Surface Forms

rhomb singular
rhombs plural

Etymology

The word rhomb comes from the Greek rhombos, which meant a 'spinning top' or 'thing that whirrs'. People thought the top's outline looked like a diamond, so rhomb now names a diamond-shaped figure with four equal sides but angles that are not right.