rhomboid
nounUK /ˈrɒm.bɔɪd/
US /ˈrɑːm.bɔɪd/
A rhomboid is a flat shape with four sides where the opposite sides are parallel and equal, but the corners are not right angles.
The kite we drew on the paper looked like a long rhomboid.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A muscle in the upper back that has a somewhat diamond-like shape.
The rhomboid muscles help pull your shoulder blades together.
3. Shaped like a rhombus or diamond.
The rhomboid leaves of the plant had pointed tips.
4. A four-sided figure with unequal adjacent sides and no right angles.
In math class, we learned that a rhomboid is not the same as a rhombus.