rhomboidal

/'rɔmbɔid/

Thân thiện

A child arranges rhomboidal tiles into a colorful mosaic.

Definition

Adjective 1. Having the shape of a rhombus or rhomboid: Describes a geometric figure that is an oblique parallelogram, typically with adjacent sides of unequal length and angles that are not right angles. It resembles or has the properties of a rhomboid. * A rhomboidal pattern was formed by the tiles. * The crystal had a distinct rhomboidal form.

Usage Examples

• The architect used a rhomboidal window design to create a dynamic facade.
• Under the microscope, some bacteria appear rhomboidal.
• The plot of land was oddly shaped, almost rhomboidal.

Advanced Usage

• In crystallography: Used to describe crystals whose faces are parallelograms.
  • The mineral exhibited a perfect rhomboidal cleavage.
• In anatomy: Sometimes used to describe muscles that have a diamond-like shape, such as the rhomboid major and minor muscles in the upper back.
  • The surgeon noted the attachment points of the rhomboidal muscle.

Variants and Related Words

• Rhomboid (noun/adjective): The base term. As a noun, it refers to a quadrilateral with only opposite sides equal and opposite angles equal. As an adjective, it means having this shape.
  • A rhomboid is a type of parallelogram.
• Rhombus (noun): A special type of rhomboid where all four sides are of equal length (an equilateral parallelogram).
  • A square is a specific type of rhombus with right angles.

Synonyms

• Diamond-shaped (though "diamond-shaped" often implies symmetry more akin to a rhombus).
• Parallelogrammatic (relating to a parallelogram).
• Oblique-angled (having angles that are not 90 degrees).

Antonyms

• Rectangular
• Square
• Orthogonal (involving right angles)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid
   • rhomboidal shapes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rhomboid