rhomboidal

Variant of rhomboid

noun

a parallelogram with oblique angles and only the opposite sides equal

Origin: Fr rhomboïde < L rhomboides < Gr rhomboeidēs, rhomboid-shaped: see rhombus & -oid

adjective

  1. shaped like a rhomboid
  2. shaped somewhat like a rhombus

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