What's the difference between rhombus and square?

Rhombus


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Rhomb, 1.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The calculation has shown that the rounding of one of the angles of interference rhombus and its displacement towards the centre of the picture speak about either a functional deficiency of a muscle inserted into the eye ball in this place or about displacement of the point of its insertion from the limbus along the meridian of its action; displacement of one the angles of interference rhombus from the meridian speaks about displacement of the point of efforts exertion of the corresponding muscle into the same direction.
  • (2) Examination of eyes in a polarized light in 108 children and 24 adults with congenital concomitant convergent squint with a vertical component has shown displacement of internal angles of the rhombus of interference pictures from the horizontal axis, this speaking about anomaly of internal rectus muscles insertion.
  • (3) Antemolar rhombus (the anterior part of the intermolar palate) of adult Wistar rat was employed as experimental area.
  • (4) n. from Pungitius pungitius is near to M. paragasterostei but differs from it by the rhombus form of the spore, by less dimension of polar capsules.
  • (5) The figure of tetrahedron is formed in certain species of Plectus and in Tobrilus gracilis at the stage of 4 blastomeres rather than a rhombus which is formed in most highly organized nematodes.
  • (6) This result is taken to mean that the equilibrium constant between the two free enzyme forms (the 'circle' and the 'rhombus') is strongly dependent on temperature.
  • (7) If hexokinase is mixed at 4 degrees C with glucose 6-phosphate a slow increase in fluorescence of tryptophanyl residues is observed, which indicates that the 'rhombus' conformation accumulates under these conditions.
  • (8) Optical diffraction analysis revealed that the morphological units of both native and self-assembled S layer were essentially identical and composed of a rhombus possessing each side of 8.1 nm and interior angle of 88 degrees.
  • (9) Advisers to Thatcher suggested she carry a handbag and soften her voice, while Merkel got highlights, a more relaxed hairstyle and learned to deal with the issue of how to look in control by holding her hands in a rhombus shape in front of her stomach, now her trademark gesture.
  • (10) A rhombus-shaped skin incision around the thigh and calf, originally described by Kotz and Salzer, led to a significant discrepancy of the circumference of the proximal and distal skin borders.
  • (11) In the former one there are rhombus section files and triangular section files, both more flexible than old square section files.
  • (12) In the Mediterranean, the parasitic copepod Lepeophtheirus thompsoni Baird, 1850 specifically infests turbot (Psetta maxima L., 1758), whereas L. europaensis Zeddam, Berrebi, Renaud, Raibaut, and Gabrion, 1988 infests brill (Scophthalmus rhombus L., 1758) and flounder (Platichthys flesus L., 1758).
  • (13) The analysis of the Nematoda's embryogenesis allows to conclude that tetrahedron, rhombus as well as some other figures play the role of preblastula sustaining the most expedient disposition of the first blastomers for transition to the formation of the blastula.
  • (14) The most manifested changes in the sinus structure are noted in waterfowl and diving birds, that spend much time in flight, in dendrocolaptidae and in day predaceous birds; in them the longitudinal sinus forms a rhombus.
  • (15) In the most frequently observed projection form four intensity maxima were arranged at the corners of a rhombus; a cleft along the longitudinal axis of individual protomers could often be discerned.

Square


Definition:

  • (n.) The corner, or angle, of a figure.
  • (n.) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles.
  • (n.) Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so
  • (n.) A square piece or fragment.
  • (n.) A pane of glass.
  • (n.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
  • (n.) One hundred superficial feet.
  • (n.) An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.
  • (n.) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.
  • (n.) Hence, a pattern or rule.
  • (n.) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 / 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2.
  • (n.) Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule.
  • (n.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron.
  • (n.) Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
  • (n.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
  • (n.) The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel.
  • (n.) The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
  • (a.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as, a square figure.
  • (a.) Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.
  • (a.) Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame.
  • (a.) Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
  • (a.) Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing.
  • (a.) Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the accounts square.
  • (a.) Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
  • (a.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
  • (n.) To form with four sides and four right angles.
  • (n.) To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as, to square mason's work.
  • (n.) To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
  • (n.) To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to square our actions by the opinions of others.
  • (n.) To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts.
  • (n.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a quantity.
  • (n.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
  • (n.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the yards.
  • (v. i.) To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to conform or agree; to suit; to fit.
  • (v. i.) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.
  • (v. i.) To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes with off.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The compressive strength of bone is proportional to the square of the apparent density and to the strain rate raised to the 0.06 power.
  • (2) Former lawmaker and historian Faraj Najm said the ruling resets Libya “back to square one” and that the choice now faced by the Tobruk-based parliament is “between bad and worse”.
  • (3) Paired tolbutamide and glucose infusions using a square wave technique demonstrated that although early phase insulin secretion is dimished in the fetus, this is not due to an absolute deficiency of stored insulin.
  • (4) The summary statistics examined are (a) the slope of the least-squares regression of the marker, (b) the average of the last r measurements, and (c) the difference between the averages of the last r and the first s measurements.
  • (5) High concordance was observed between a positive test and relapse during the period of study (chi-square = 27.53, P less than 0.001).
  • (6) At 1 month the rate of production of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha per square millimeter of surface area of experimental segments was normal.
  • (7) In this paper we propose an alternative approach, based on a simple adjustment of the standard Pearson chi-square test for the equality of proportions.
  • (8) After restrained least-squares refinement of the enzyme-substrate complex with the riboflavin omitted from the model, additional electron density appeared near the pyrophosphate, which indicated the presence of an ADPR molecule in the FAD binding site of PHBH.
  • (9) Similarly, while those in the City continue to adopt a Millwall FC-style attitude of "no one likes us, we don't care", there is no incentive for them to heed the advice and demands of the public, who those in the Square Mile prefer to dismiss as intemperate ignoramuses.
  • (10) The feasibility of estimating these parameters, demonstrated by the present study, suggests that a recursive least squares estimation procedure could be used to recover the time variation of each parameter during exercise stress testing of subjects with normal or nearly normal gas exchange.
  • (11) Concentrations of DLIS were detectable in significantly more (58.3%) of the 12 CHF patients (group A) who were not receiving digoxin than in the 22 normal volunteers tested (13.6%) (P less than 0.05 by both chi-square and Fisher's exact test).
  • (12) According to the duration of filtered QRS (fQRS), to the voltage of root mean square of the terminal 40 ms (RMS 40) and to the duration of low amplitude terminal components of the sinus cycles, ventricular late potentials were detected in nine out of 29 subjects.
  • (13) In a BBC Radio 4 performance that attempts to underline his status as a normal bloke – although he admits he was too "square" to attract a girlfriend at university – Miliband's luxury item is a weekly chicken tikka masala from his local north London Indian takeaway.
  • (14) The overall median density was 123 cells per field, which corresponds to 6,950 cells per square mm.
  • (15) The structure of Mn(III) superoxide dismutase (Mn(III)SOD) from Thermus thermophilus, a tetramer of chains 203 residues in length, has been refined by restrained least-squares methods.
  • (16) SSR was evoked by square wave electric stimulation through a pair of surface electrodes placed on the unilateral forearm.
  • (17) After excluding isonymous matings the chi-square values for unique and nonunique surname pairs remained significant for both religious groups.
  • (18) Over the past year, under the rule of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi , security forces have ousted street sellers from the core of the city centre and prominent locations such as Ramses Square, home to Cairo’s main train terminal.
  • (19) The ideal body weight (kg) of each individual can be calculated by the following formula: ideal body mass index x the height (m)2, since body mass index is expressed by the body weight in kilogram divided by the height squared in meters.
  • (20) By comparison in the Netherlands, where there is a better technical training provision, every secondary school is built with an additional 650 square metres of non-academic training space; an investment of more than £1.5m per school.” The Association of School and College Leaders criticised the absence of more funding for students studying for A-levels.