rhombus — meaning in English

English meaning

• rhombus noun A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
• turbot noun A large, diamond-shaped flatfish found in European waters, prized as a food fish.

Senses

rhombus 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.
• rhombus (geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.]
• turbot Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.

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.