TRAPEZOID


Meaning of TRAPEZOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtra-pə-ˌzȯid ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin trapezoïdes, from Greek trapezoeidēs trapezium-shaped, from trapeza table

Date: circa 1706

1.

a. British : trapezium 1a

b. : a quadrilateral having only two sides parallel

2. : a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the index finger

• trap·e·zoi·dal ˌtra-pə-ˈzȯi-d ə l adjective

[

trapezoid 1b

]

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