Pronunciation: tr ə - ˌ p ē -z ō - ' h ē -dr ə n, ˌ tra-p ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -drons or -dra \ -dr ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from trapezium + -o- + -hedron
Date: circa 1822
: a crystalline form whose faces are trapeziums
Pronunciation: tr ə - ˌ p ē -z ō - ' h ē -dr ə n, ˌ tra-p ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -drons or -dra \ -dr ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from trapezium + -o- + -hedron
Date: circa 1822
: a crystalline form whose faces are trapeziums
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012