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trape |
trapes |
trapezate |
trapeze |
trapeziform |
trapezium
| trapezium bone
| trapezius
| trapezius muscle
| trapezohedral
| trapezohedron
trapezium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun trapezium has 3 senses
- trapezium(n = noun.shape) Array - a quadrilateral with no parallel sides; Array is a kind of quadrangle, quadrilateral, tetragon
- trapezium(n = noun.object) Array - a multiple star in the constellation of Orion; Array is a kind of multiple star
- trapezium(n = noun.body) os trapezium, trapezium bone - the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals; Array is a kind of carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone
Antonym: parallelogram
CIDE DICTIONARY
trapezium, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a little table, an irregular four-sided figure, dim. of a table, for ; (see Tetra-) + foot, akin to foot; hence, originally, a table with four feet. See Foot.].
- A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel. [1913 Webster]
- A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trapezium, n. (pl. trapezia or trapeziums)
1 Brit. a quadrilateral with only one pair of sides parallel.
2 US = TRAPEZOID 1.
1 Brit. a quadrilateral with only one pair of sides parallel.
2 US = TRAPEZOID 1.
Etymology
LL f. Gk trapezion f. trapeza table
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