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trapezium
[ truh-pee-zee-uhm ]
noun
, plural tra·pe·zi·ums, tra·pe·zi·a [tr, uh, -, pee, -zee-, uh].
- Geometry.
- (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram.
- a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel.
- British. trapezoid ( def 1a ).
- Anatomy. a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the thumb.
trapezium
/ trəˈpiːzɪəm /
noun
- a quadrilateral having two parallel sides of unequal length Usual US and Canadian nametrapezoid
- a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel
- a small bone of the wrist near the base of the thumb
trapezium
/ trə-pē′zē-əm /
, Plural trapeziums
- A four-sided plane figure having no parallel sides.
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Derived Forms
- traˈpezial, adjective
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Other Words From
- tra·pezi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trapezium1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trapezium1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek trapezion , from trapeza table
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Example Sentences
In a series of 8½ -by-11 drawings, the artist brings out circles and semicircles as well as squares and a trapezium.
From Washington Post
Plans also call for an indoor trapeze center, which the school says would be the only trapezium in the country.
From Washington Times
Plus some work on shape, so “boys, this is a trapezium”, and the like.
From The Guardian
Sometimes, however, in certain varieties of horses the trapezium is developed, but then it is no more than a very small osseous nodule.
From Project Gutenberg
And let all quadrilaterals other than these be called trapezia.
From Project Gutenberg
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