- rhomb
- noun (plural rhombs) Etymology: Middle French rhombe, from Latin rhombus Date: circa 1578 1. rhombus 2. rhombohedron
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Rhomb — (r[o^]mb or r[o^]m; 277), n. [L. rhombus, Gr. ro mbos rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. re mbein to turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. wrench: cf. F. rhombe. Cf. {Rhombus}, {Rhumb}.] 1. (Geom.) An equilateral parallelogram, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhomb- — rhomb(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. rhombos « losange ». rhomb(o) élément, du gr. rhombos, toupie, losange . rhomb , rhombo ❖ ♦ Élément, du grec rhombos « … Encyclopédie Universelle
rhomb- — pref. Variant of rhombo . * * * … Universalium
rhomb — rhomb·encephalon; … English syllables
rhomb — [rämb, räm] n. [Fr rhombe < L rhombus] var. of RHOMBUS … English World dictionary
rhomb- — combining form or rhombo Etymology: Middle French, from Latin, from Greek, from rhombos rhomb 1 … Useful english dictionary
rhomb(us) — n. equilateral oblique angled parallelogram. ♦ rhombic(al), ♦ rhombiform, a. ♦ rhombohedron, n. (pl. dra) six sided prism with each face a parallelogram. ♦ rhomboid, n. oblique angled and non equilateral parallelogram; a. like rhomb … Dictionary of difficult words
rhomb — rombas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. rhomb vok. Rhombus, m rus. ромб, m pranc. losange, m; rhombe, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Rhomb spar — (Min.) A variety of dolomite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhomb- — or rhombo combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhombos rhombus < rhombencephalon > … New Collegiate Dictionary
