n.
Pronunciation: tr ə - ' p ē -z ē - ə m, tra-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -zi · ums or -zia \ -z ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trapezion, literally, small table, diminutive of trapeza table, from tra- four (akin to tettares four) + peza foot; akin to Greek pod-, pous foot ― more at FOUR , FOOT
Date: 1570
1 a : a quadrilateral with no parallel sides b British : TRAPEZOID 1B
2 : a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the thumb