Definition:Rhombus/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Rhombus
The plural of rhombus is properly rhombi, although you may occasionally see the technically incorrect rhombuses.
The adjectival form of rhombus is rhombic, meaning:
- shaped like, or appertaining to, a rhombus.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): rhombic
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): rhombus (rhombi)
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): rhombus (rhombi)