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rombo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lozenge noun A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.
  • rhombus noun A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
  • roar verb To make a loud, deep sound, as from anger, pain, or excitement, or as a large animal does.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.
  • thunder noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.
  • turbot noun A large, diamond-shaped flatfish found in European waters, prized as a food fish.
  • zoom verb To move very quickly, often with a humming or rushing sound.

Senses

rombo is used for these senses in English:

  • bullroarer A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.
  • flatfish A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
  • lozenge (shapes, heraldiccharge) A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.
  • rhombus (geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.]
  • roar A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
  • roar A loud resounding noise.
  • rumble A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
  • thunder The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

lozenge — full definition

  1. noun A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.
  2. noun A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

rhombus — full definition

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

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