trapezium
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trapezium
- /tɹəˈpiː.zi.əm/
- /tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/ US, also
Rhymes with -iːzi.əm
Where it comes from
Learned 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.
noun trapeziums · trapezia
- A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
- A quadrilateral with two sides parallel and two sides non-parallel.
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A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
Similar: trapezoid, irregular quadrilateral
- The trapezium bone of the wrist.
- 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.
Similar: trapeze
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Similar: trapeze
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noun polygon with two parallel sides
| Español | trapecio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사다리꼴 sadarikkol, 제형 jehyeong |
| 日本語 | 台形 daikei, 梯形 teikei |
| 中文 | 梯形 tīxíng |
| हिन्दी | समलंब samlamb, समलम्ब samlamb |
| Português | trapézio |
| Français | trapèze |
| Deutsch | Paralleltrapez, Trapez |
| Italiano | trapezio |
| Ελληνικά | τραπέζιο trapézio |
| Русский | трапе́ция trapécija |
| Tiếng Việt | hình thang |
| العربية | شِبْهُ مُنْحَرِفٍ šibhu munḥarifin |
| עברית | טְרָפֶּז trapéz |
noun polygon with no parallel sides and no equal sides
| Español | trapezoide |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부등변사변형 budeungbyeonsabyeonhyeong |
| 日本語 | 不等辺四辺形 futōhenshihenkei |
| 中文 | 不等邊四邊形 /不等边四边形 bùděngbiānsìbiānxíng |
| Français | trapézoïde |
| Deutsch | Trapezoid, Trapez |
| Italiano | trapezoide |
| Ελληνικά | τραπέζιο trapézio |
| العربية | مُنْحَرِف munḥarif, شِكْل مُنْحَرِف šikl munḥarif, مُعَيَّن مُنْحَرِف muʕayyan munḥarif |
| עברית | טְרָפֶּז trapéz |
Talk about this word "trapezium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trapezium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trapezium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trapezium "trapezium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trapezium.Cite this
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title = {trapezium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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