What are the characteristics of a rhombus?

#1 A rhombus is a quadrilateral.

#2 A rhombuses opposite sides are parallel

#3 Its opposite angles are congruent.

#4 Its diagonals are perpendicular bisectors of each other

A rhombus is a special case of a parallelogram in that all four sides are equal in length, not just the opposite sides.

A square is a special case of a rhombus in that all the angles are equal (at 90°).