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rhomboid

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: rhomboid

1
 adjn
shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid
a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal
2
 n
any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: rhomboid
1

adj shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid

Synonyms:
rhomboidal

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

Type of:
parallelogram
a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
2

n any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade

Synonyms:
rhomboid muscle
Types:
greater rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus major, rhomboideus major muscle
rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column
lesser rhomboid muscle, musculus rhomboideus minor, rhomboid minor muscle
rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward
Type of:
skeletal muscle, striated muscle
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
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