TRAPEZIUM


Meaning of TRAPEZIUM in English

[ trə'pi:zɪəm ]

■ noun ( plural trapezia -zɪə or ~s ) Geometry, Brit. a quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel.

↘ N. Amer. a quadrilateral with no sides parallel.

Origin

C16: via late L. from Gk trapezion , from trapeza 'table'.

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