Rhomb vs. Lozenge

Rhombnoun

A rhombus.

Lozengenoun

(shapes) (heraldry) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.

Rhombnoun

A rhombohedron.

Lozengenoun

A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a throat.

Rhombnoun

An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in which case it is usually called a square.

Lozengeverb

(transitive) To form into the shape of a lozenge.

Rhombnoun

A rhombohedron.

Lozengeverb

(transitive) To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.

Rhombnoun

a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram

Lozengenoun

A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil.

Lozengenoun

A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb.

Lozengenoun

Anything in the form of lozenge.

Lozengenoun

A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often medicated. - originally in the form of a lozenge.

Lozengenoun

a small aromatic or medicated candy

Lozengenoun

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Lozenge

A lozenge ( ), ◊ – often referred to as a diamond – is a form of rhombus. The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and it is sometimes used simply as a synonym (from the French: losange) for rhombus.