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trapezium bone |
trapezius |
trapezius muscle |
trapezohedral |
trapezohedron |
trapezoid
| trapezoid bone
| trapezoidal
| traphole
| trappean
| trapped
trapezoid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun trapezoid has 2 senses
- trapezoid(n = noun.shape) Array - a quadrilateral with two parallel sides; Array is a kind of quadrangle, quadrilateral, tetragon
- trapezoid(n = noun.body) os trapezoideum, trapezoid bone - the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones; Array is a kind of carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone
Derived form adjective trapezoidal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
trapezoid, n. [Gr. trapezoid-shaped; table + shape, likeness: cf. F. trapézoïde. See Trapezium.].
- A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other. [1913 Webster]
- A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger. [1913 Webster]
trapezoid, a.
- Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trapezoid, n.
1 Brit. a quadrilateral with no two sides parallel.
2 US = TRAPEZIUM 1.
1 Brit. a quadrilateral with no two sides parallel.
2 US = TRAPEZIUM 1.
Derivative
trapezoidal adj.
Etymology
mod.L trapezoides f. Gk trapezoeides (as TRAPEZIUM)
THESAURUS
trapezoid
cube-shaped, cubed, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, foursquare, oblong, orthogonal, quadrangular, quadrate, quadriform, quadrilateral, rectangular, rhombic, rhomboid, square, tetragonal, tetrahedral, trapezohedral
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