Rhomboid vs. Parallelogram

Rhomboid vs. Parallelogram — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Rhomboid and Parallelogram

Rhomboidnoun

A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle

Parallelogramnoun

(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.

Rhomboidnoun

Any of several muscles that control the shoulders

Parallelogramnoun

either of two rectangular areas (respectively the large parallelogram and the small parallelogram) abutting the goal line in front of the goal. (Since 1986 officially named the large rectangle and small rectangle, though the older names are still occasionally used.)

Rhomboidnoun

A solid shape which has rhombic faces

Parallelogramnoun

a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length

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Rhomboidadjective

resembling, or shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid

Rhomboidnoun

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

Rhomboidnoun

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

Rhomboidadjective

shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid;

rhomboidal shapes