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rhom·bus (räm′bəs)

noun pl. rhombuses -·buses or rhombi -·bi′ (-bī′)

an equilateral parallelogram, esp. one with oblique angles

Etymology: L < Gr rhombos, object that can be turned, akin to rhembein, to turn, whirl < IE *wremb- < base *wer-, to turn, bend > worm, warp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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