trapezium
A quadrilateral with two sides parallelA quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
» A trapezium is a quadrilateral with two parallel sides.
Ein Trapez ist ein ebenes Viereck mit zwei parallelen Seiten.
Meaning
5 senses(Australia, New Zealand, UK)A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
(Australia, New Zealand, UK)A quadrilateral with two sides parallel and two sides non-parallel.
(US, dated)A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
Trapezoid, Trapez, Paralleltrapez
трапе́цияtrapécija
The trapezium bone of the wrist.
the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.
Examples
3 sentencesA trapezium is a quadrilateral with two parallel sides.
deEin Trapez ist ein ebenes Viereck mit zwei parallelen Seiten.
How do you work out the surface area of a trapezium?
deWie kann man den Flächeninhalt eines Trapezes berechnen?
Some important geometric shapes are the triangle, the square, the rectangle, the circle, the parallelogram and the trapezium.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin trapezium, borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾰπέζῐον (trăpézLearned borrowing from Late Latin trapezium, borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾰπέζῐον (trăpézĭon, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “small table”), from τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). First attested in 1570. Doublet of trapeze.
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Forms
plural: trapeziums / trapezia| Singular | trapezium |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals:trapezium boneos trapezium
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular