trapezium

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹəˈpiː.zi.əm/

• (GA, also) IPA: /tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/

Noun

trapezium (plural trapeziums)

1. (geometry, British, AU, NZ) A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel
2. (geometry, US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
3. (anatomy) The trapezium bone of the wrist.
4. 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.

Synonyms

• (geometry) (US) trapezoid
• (geometry) (British) trapezoid, (British) irregular quadrilateral.

Related terms

• trapeze
• trapeziform
• trapezius
• trapezoid

Translations

• French: trapèze
• German: Paralleltrapez, Trapez
• Italian: trapezio
• Portuguese: trapézio
• Russian: трапе́ция
• Spanish: trapecio

Translations

• French: trapézoïde
• German: Trapezoid, Trapez
• Italian: trapezoide
• Spanish: trapezoide

Translations

• French: trapèze
• Portuguese: trapézio
• Spanish: trapecio

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