rhomb

Meanings

• noun

  A flat quadrilateral with all sides of equal length and opposite sides parallel, but with the angles other than right angles.

  - "The tile mosaic on the floor was made up of many small rhombus-shaped pieces."
  - "The rhombus is one of the five regular polygons."

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Variants

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rhomb , rhombs , rhomb- , rhombo-

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Etymology

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From Greek rhomboe, rhombos, a square with sides of equal length but not right angles.

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Trivia

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1. A rhombus with its diagonals intersecting at right angles is called a 'square rhombus' or 'diamond' and has the properties of both a square and a rhombus.

2. The rhombus is one of the five regular polygons and is also known as a 'diamond shape' or 'lozenge shape'.

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Related Concepts

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1. regular polygon: A polygon with all sides of equal length and all interior angles equal to one another.

2. quadrilateral: A polygon with four sides and four vertices.

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Culture

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The rhombus has been used in various fields such as mathematics, physics, and engineering. In mathematics, it is a regular polygon with four sides of equal length and four equal interior angles, each measuring 111.11 degrees. In physics, it is the shape of the cross-section of some crystals. In engineering, it is used in the design of gears and other mechanical components.

How to Memorize "rhomb"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a square that has been stretched diagonally to create a rhombus. Visualize the sides becoming parallel and of equal length.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the rhombus with the shape of a diamond. Both the rhombus and the diamond have four sides of equal length.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'rhombus' as 'roughly hexagon with usable sides'.

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