rhombus

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒmbəs/

The English word “rhombus” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
The rhombus diamond, as one of the suits seen in a deck of playing cards ( or ).
In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.
Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.
Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

Learned borrowing from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”). Doublet of rhomb and rhumb.

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