rhomb : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rhomb	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rhomb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rhomb n a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram Synonym(s): rhombus, rhomb, diamond
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhomb \Rhomb\, n. [L. rhombus, Gr. [?][?][?] rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. [?][?][?] to turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. wrench: cf. F. rhombe. Cf. {Rhombus}, {Rhumb}.] 1. (Geom.) An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square.