Definition of RHOMBUS

rhombus

Plural: rhombi, rhombuses

Noun

  • A parallelogram with all four sides of equal length.
  • a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram
  • A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
  • A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
  • The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).
  • 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.

Examples

  • He completed a high-scoring ’RHOMBUS’ by intersecting words perfectly on all sides.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb.

Synonyms

diamond, rhomb

Scrabble Score: 14

rhombus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rhombus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rhombus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

rhombus: valid Words With Friends Word