trapezoid
English

Trapezoid (1) (US).

Trapezoid (2) (UK).
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”) + -oid (“resembling”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: tră'pəzoid, IPA(key): /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
trapezoid (plural trapezoids)
- (geometry, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
- (geometry, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel and no equal sides.
- (anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
Synonyms
- (geometry, convex quadrilateral with two non-adjacent parallel sides): (British) trapezium
- (geometry, convex quadrilateral with no parallel sides): irregular quadrilateral, (US) trapezium
Derived terms
Translations
quadrilateral with two sides parallel — see trapezium
quadrilateral with no sides parallel — see trapezium
trapezoid bone
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Polish

trapezoid
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tra.pɛˈzɔ.it/
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From New Latin trapezoides.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trapezǒiːd/
- Hyphenation: tra‧pe‧zo‧id
References
- “trapezoid” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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