losango — meaning in English

English meaning

• lozenge noun A flat diamond shape with two sharp corners and two wide ones.
• rhombus noun A parallelogram whose sides are all equal in length.

Senses

losango is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]

lozenge — full definition

1. noun A flat diamond shape with two sharp corners and two wide ones.
2. noun A small sweet or tablet that you suck to soothe a sore throat.

rhombus — full definition

1. noun A parallelogram whose sides are all equal in length.
2. noun The diamond suit used in a pack of playing cards.
3. noun In early Greek religious practice, a device spun round on a length of string, resembling a bullroarer.
4. noun A name for various flatfish, such as brill and turbot, once grouped in one genus but now classified differently.

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