rhombiformadj.
/ˈrɒmbɪfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈrɑmbəˌfɔrm/ Science.
Shaped like or resembling a rhombus; rhombic.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > quadrilateral > diamond, lozenge, or rhomb
lozenge-like1551
lozengy1602
diamond-cut1637
diamonded1642
lozenge1658
rhomboidal1658
rhomboideal1677
rhomboid1681
rhombic1701
rhomboidicala1703
star-cut1704
rhombeous1773
rhombed1776
rhombiform1825
lozenge-shaped1833
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > quadrilateral > rhombic
rhomboidal1658
rhomboideal1677
rhomboid1681
rhombic1701
rhomboidicala1703
rhombeous1773
rhombed1776
rhombiform1825
1825 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 12 52 With regularly rhombiform areolæ, deeply impressed at the base.
1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1096/1 Rhombododecahedrum,..a body with twelve rhombiform sides.
1917 Proc. New Eng. Zoöl. Club 15 Dec. 67 Rhombiform median patch on middle of inner margin.
1956 Jrnl. Paleontol. 30 913/1 The acute periphery, rhombiform transverse section..make this a distinctive species.
2003 R. E. Hirsch in R. L. Nagel Hemoglobin Disorders ix. 137 The rhombiform optical cell..simultaneously measures absorption and fluorescence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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