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/
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Noun

trapezoid (plural trapezoids)

  1. (geometry, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
  2. (geometry, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel and no equal sides.
  3. (anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.

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Polish

trapezoid

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tra.pɛˈzɔ.it/

Noun

trapezoid m inan

  1. (US) trapezium; (UK) irregular quadrilateral

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From New Latin trapezoides.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trapezǒiːd/
  • Hyphenation: tra‧pe‧zo‧id

Noun

trapezòīd m (Cyrillic spelling трапезо̀ӣд)

  1. trapezium

References

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