单词 | rhomboidally |
释义 | rhomboidallyadv. Chiefly Science. In the manner of a rhomboid or rhombus; in a rhomboid or rhombic form. Cf. rhomboidly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adverb] > rhomboidally rhomboidally1798 rhomboidly1848 the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > quadrilateral > diamond, lozenge, or rhombus diamond-wise1530 lozengewise1530 lozengeways1610 rhomboidally1798 rhomboidly1848 1798 G. Mitchell tr. D. L. G. Karsten Descr. Minerals in Leskean Mus. 112 White Felspar, of small granular distinct Concretions, in some places Rhomboidally crystallized. 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 778/1 New faces or joints in it [sc. shale], which sometimes meet one another rhomboidally. 1876 Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 336 Treryn, the strange, rhomboidally-weathered, porphyritic cliff-castle. 1916 W. Trelease Genus Phoradendron 73 Leaves more or less rhomboidally lanceolate, very obtuse. 1988 S. Afr. Jrnl. Bot. 54 123 The [pollen] grains may be arranged tetragonally or rhomboidally. 2002 H. Silverman Anc. Nasca Settlement & Soc. v. 82 (caption) Beneath these are two wide, rhomboidally shaped terraces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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