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[[Image:Rhombus.svg|300px|thumb|A rhombus.]]
A '''rhombus''' is a [[parallelogram]] (four-sided [[polygon]] where opposite sides are [[parallel (geometry)|parallel]]) with all sides equal in length. A rhombus with all angles equal is called a [[square (geometry)|square]]. A rhombus is usually tilted on its side. It comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word ''rhombos'', meaning "spinning top".<ref>{{Cite web
|url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=rhombus&searchmode=none
|title=Online Etymology Dictionary
|work=etymonline.com
|accessdate=10 January 2011
}}</ref> a rhombus is also know as diamond
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[[Category:Polygons]]
A '''rhombus''' is a [[parallelogram]] (four-sided [[polygon]] where opposite sides are [[parallel (geometry)|parallel]]) with all sides equal in length. A rhombus with all angles equal is called a [[square (geometry)|square]]. A rhombus is usually tilted on its side. It comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word ''rhombos'', meaning "spinning top".<ref>{{Cite web
|url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=rhombus&searchmode=none
|title=Online Etymology Dictionary
|work=etymonline.com
|accessdate=10 January 2011
}}</ref> a rhombus is also know as diamond
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Math-stub}}
[[Category:Polygons]]