trapezoid
A quadrilateral with two parallel sidesA (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
» Every trapezoid consists of two parallel sides.
Кожна трапеція має дві паралельні сторони.
Meaning
4 senses(Canada, US)A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
(Australia, New Zealand, UK)A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel.
The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.
Examples
5 sentencesEvery trapezoid consists of two parallel sides.
Кожна трапеція має дві паралельні сторони. — deniko
Find the area of a trapezoid whose parallel sides are 9 and 12 centimeters.
Знайдіть площу трапеції, паралельні сторони якої мають довжину 9 та 12 сантиметрів. — deniko
What the hell is a trapezoid?
This little trapezoid represents the ground.
Can you draw a trapezoid for me?
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from New Latin trapezoïdēs. By surface analysis, trapeze + -oid. First aLearned borrowing from New Latin trapezoïdēs. By surface analysis, trapeze + -oid. First attested in 1704.
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Forms
plural: trapezoids| Singular | trapezoid |
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| Plural | trapezoids |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones:trapezoid boneos trapezoideum