[ 'trapɪzɔɪd , trə'pi:zɔɪd ]
■ noun Geometry, Brit. a quadrilateral with no sides parallel.
↘ N. Amer. a quadrilateral with one pair of sides parallel.
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C18: from mod. L. ~es , from late Gk trapezoeidēs , from trapeza (see trapezium ).