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rhomboid

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rhomboid.

Editorial note

Really hard to root for a country that now has a population rhomboid instead of a population pyramid.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rhomboid gathered in one view.

noun

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

noun

Any of several muscles that control the shoulders

noun

A solid shape which has rhombic faces

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rhomboid.

noun

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

noun

Any of several muscles that control the shoulders

noun

A solid shape which has rhombic faces

adjective

resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid

Example sentences

1

Really hard to root for a country that now has a population rhomboid instead of a population pyramid.

2

The gameboy connector is rhomboid along the long edge and with a longer bevel, making it much harder to insert incorrectly.

3

You should be able to grab an end in each hand and see an open diamond shape (rhomboid) in the middle.

4

I often wind up sleeping in contorted positions, and I've had a similar issue with my rhomboid muscles.

5

I remember that it depicted checkboxes are rhomboid-shaped, which didn’t actually appear in the final release.

6

I guess it can lead to smaller rhomboid distortion due to rolling shutter?

7

Fiddling about with adjectives is about as useful as saying that squares are not rectangles or rhombuses because otherwise they would be called rhomboid rectangles or rectangular rhombuses.

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Any foray into genes toward producing rhomboid (or whatever) structures may have intervening steps that produce leaky, inefficient or structurally unsound layers and doom the hive (and thus the modified genes) before it got 'all the way' to a new, arguably more-efficient hive.

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The idea behind our system is that every body shape can broadly fall into one of these categories: Triangle for a broad shoulder frame Rectangle for a leaner, straighter build Rhomboid for a muscular frame Apple for either plus-size or someone with a belly These categories simplify the process while remaining relatable to most shoppers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rhomboid in a sentence?

Really hard to root for a country that now has a population rhomboid instead of a population pyramid.

What does rhomboid mean?

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

What part of speech is rhomboid?

rhomboid is commonly used as noun, adjective.