rhomboid

Relating to or shaped like a rhombus or a parallelogram with oblique angles.

• 🇩🇪Eine rhombische oder rautenähnliche Form habend; sich auf ein Rhomboid beziehend, also auf ein Parallelogramm mit schiefwinkligen Ecken oder einen ungleichseitigen Körper mit rautenförmigem Querschnitt.

1. Rhombus-shaped C1 formal

   Having a shape similar to a rhombus or a parallelogram with oblique angles and unequal adjacent sides.

   • The artist used a rhomboid pattern in the mosaic.
   • The building's rhomboid windows gave it a modern look.
   • The leaf had a distinct rhomboid outline.

   🇩🇪rautenförmig

   Synonyme: rhombic

• more rhomboid comparative form
• most rhomboid superlative form

A noun referring to a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths, or to any of several muscles in the upper back that assist in moving the shoulder blade.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Parallelogramm mit ungleichen benachbarten Seiten bezeichnet oder einen der mehreren Muskeln im oberen Rücken, die das Schulterblatt bewegen.

1. Geometric shape B2 formal

   A parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.

   • The shape of the garden was a rhomboid, not a perfect rectangle.
   • In geometry class, we learned how to calculate the area of a rhomboid.
   • The artist used a rhomboid pattern in the mosaic.

   🇩🇪Rhomboid

2. Back muscle B2 formal medical

   Any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade.

   • The rhomboid muscles are important for good posture.
   • He injured his rhomboid while lifting weights.
   • Stretching can help relieve tension in the rhomboids.

   🇩🇪Rautenmuskel

   Synonyme: rhomboid muscle

• rhomboids plural form
• rhomboids' possessive plural form
• rhomboid's possessive singular form