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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram [syn: rhombus, rhomb, diamond]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural rhombs) Etymology: Middle French rhombe, from Latin rhombus Date: circa 1578 1. rhombus 2. rhombohedron

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. = RHOMBUS. Derivatives: rhombic adj. Etymology: F rhombe or L rhombus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rhomb Rhomb, n. [L. rhombus, Gr. ??? rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. ??? to turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. wrench: cf. F. rhombe. Cf. Rhombus, Rhumb.] 1. (Geom.) An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Rhombus, lozenge, oblique-angled parallelogram (with equal sides).