Rhomboid Definition & Meaning

rhomboid
adjective
  1. shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes"
noun
  1. a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal
  2. any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade

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