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Rhomboid

noun

A parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal.

Any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade. Synonym: rhomboid muscle.

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Etymology of 'Rhomboid'

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rhomboid minor muscle

greater rhomboid muscle

lesser rhomboid muscle

musculus rhomboideus major

musculus rhomboideus minor

rhomboideus major muscle

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"Rhomboid" Quotes from Famous Books

... which the term Hindustan is strictly and properly applied may be roughly described as a rhomboid, bounded on the north-west by the rivers Indus and Satlej, on the south-west by the Indian Ocean, on the south-east by the Narbadda and the Son, and on the north-east by the Himalaya Mountains and the river Ghagra. In the times of the emperors, it comprised the provinces ...

— The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan • H. G. Keene

Words linked to "Rhomboid" : parallelogram, lesser rhomboid muscle, rhomboideus major muscle, striated muscle, skeletal muscle