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Webster 1913 Edition
Trapezoid
Trap′e-zoid
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] trapezoid-shaped; [GREEK] table + [GREEK] shape, likeness: cf. F.
trapézoïde
. See Trapezium
.] 1.
(Geom.)
A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other.
2.
(Anat.)
A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.
Trap′e-zoid
,Adj.
1.
Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal;
as, the
. trapezoid
ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle2.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament;
as, the
. trapezoid
lineWebster 1828 Edition
Trapezoid
TRAPEZOID'
,Noun.
Definition 2024
trapezoid
trapezoid
English
Trapezoid (1) (US).
Trapezoid (2) (UK).
Noun
trapezoid (plural trapezoids)
- (geometry, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
- (geometry, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel and no equal sides.
- (anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
Synonyms
- (geometry, convex quadrilateral with two non-adjacent parallel sides): (British) trapezium
- (geometry, convex quadrilateral with no parallel sides): irregular quadrilateral, (US) trapezium
Derived terms
Translations
quadrilateral with two sides parallel — see trapezium
quadrilateral with no sides parallel — see trapezium
trapezoid bone
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Polish
trapezoid
Noun
trapezoid m inan
- (US) trapezium; (UK) irregular quadrilateral
Declension
declension of trapezoid
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From New Latin trapezoides.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trapezǒiːd/
- Hyphenation: tra‧pe‧zo‧id
Noun
trapezòīd m (Cyrillic spelling трапезо̀ӣд)
References
- “trapezoid” in Hrvatski jezični portal