rhombus

/ˈɹɒmbəs/ · noun

Meaning

A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.
Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.
Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

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Related words

rhomb(English)parallelogram(English)rhomboid(English)parallelepiped(English)diamond(English)regular polygon(English)rhombohedron(English)rhombidodecahedron(English)quadrilateral(English)lozenge(English)rectangle(English)tangential(English)

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