Rhombus

See also: rhombus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rhombus m

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Pleuronectiformes – certain flatfish, now in Scophthalmus and other related genera.
Certain cone snails
1. Conidae
2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Conidae – Conus (Stephanoconus).

References

Rhombus at World Register of Marine Species (Scophthalmidae)
cone snail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Conus (Rhombus) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Conus (Stephanoconus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Rhombus at World Register of Marine Species (Conidae)

German

Ein Rhombus.

Etymology

From Latin rhombus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Rhombus m (strong, genitive Rhombus, plural Rhomben)

rhombus, rhomb
Synonym: Raute f

Declension

Declension of Rhombus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rhombus	die	Rhomben
genitive	eines	des	Rhombus	der	Rhomben
dative	einem	dem	Rhombus	den	Rhomben
accusative	einen	den	Rhombus	die	Rhomben

Hypernyms

Parallelogramm

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Estonian: romb

Further reading

“Rhombus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Rhombus” in Duden online

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