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Rhomboid

Rhomboid Meaning & Definition
Rhomboid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rhomboid?

[n] any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade
[n] a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal
[adj] shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rhomboid: rhomboid muscle | rhomboidal

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rhomboid:

See Also | greater rhomboid muscle | lesser rhomboid muscle | musculus rhomboideus major | musculus rhomboideus minor | parallelogram | rhomboid minor muscle | rhomboideus major muscle | skeletal muscle

Rhomboid In Webster's Dictionary

\Rhom"boid\ (r[o^]m"boid), n. [Gr. ??? rhomboidal; ??? rhomb + e'i^dos shape: cf. F. rhombo["i]de.] (Geom.) An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different.
\Rhom"boid\ (r[o^]m"boid), a. Same as {Rhomboidal}.

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