rhombo-

a combining form representing rhombus in compound words:

rhombencephalon.

Also, especially before a vowel, rhomb-.

rhombo-
combining form
⇨ see rhomb-

ˈrhombo-comb. form of Gr. ῥόµβος rhombus, used to denote (1) ‘rhombic’, as in rhombo-dodecahedron; (2) ‘forming a rhombus’ (and another figure), as in rhombo-quadratic, rhombo-rectangular.1839Ure Dict. Arts 954 Phosphorus..crystallizing in *rhombo-dodecahedrons out of its combination with sulphur.1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Rhombododecahedrum,..a body with twelve rhombiform sides: a rhombododecahedron.1841J. J. Griffin Syst. Cryst. 67 Forms of the Equators of Pyramids... A *Rhombo-Quadratic Equator is one whose sides, when extended till they meet, form both a square and a rhombus. A *Rhombo-Rectangular Equator is one whose sides, when extended till they intersect one another, form both a rhombus and a rectangle.1872Jrnl. Bot. X. 194 Cells..rhombo-rectangular at base.

rhombo- /ˈrɒmbəʊ/ combining form of rhomb, rhombus: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE rhombogen noun (Zoology) a sexual adult form in some mesozoans which gives rise to a free-living infusoriform larva (cf. nematogen) L19.

rhombo-
combining form
see rhomb-

词汇	rhombo-
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED SOED Webster rhombo- 或 rhomb- pref.（前缀） Rhombus: 菱形： rhombohedron. 菱形体语源 Greek 希腊语 from rhombos * see rhombus 源自 rhombos 参见 rhombus* rhombo- 1 a combining form representing rhombus in compound words: rhombencephalon. Also, especially before a vowel, rhomb-. rhombo- combining form ⇨ see rhomb- ˈrhombo-comb. form of Gr. ῥόµβος rhombus, used to denote (1) ‘rhombic’, as in *rhombo-dodecahedron; (2) ‘forming a rhombus’ (and another figure), as in rhombo-quadratic, rhombo-rectangular.1839Ure Dict. Arts* 954 Phosphorus..crystallizing in rhombo-dodecahedrons out of its combination with sulphur.1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Rhombododecahedrum,..a body with twelve rhombiform sides: a rhombododecahedron.1841J. J. Griffin Syst. Cryst.* 67 Forms of the Equators of Pyramids... A Rhombo-Quadratic Equator is one whose sides, when extended till they meet, form both a square and a rhombus. A Rhombo-Rectangular Equator is one whose sides, when extended till they intersect one another, form both a rhombus and a rectangle.1872Jrnl. Bot. X. 194 Cells..rhombo-rectangular at base. rhombo- /ˈrɒmbəʊ/ combining form of rhomb, rhombus: see -o-. DERIVATIVE rhombogen noun (Zoology) a sexual adult form in some mesozoans which gives rise to a free-living infusoriform larva (cf. nematogen) L19. rhombo- combining form see rhomb-
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