What does trapezium mean?

Definitions for trapezium
trəˈpi zi əm; -zi ətrapez·i·um

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trapeziumnoun

    a quadrilateral with no parallel sides

  2. Trapeziumnoun

    a multiple star in the constellation of Orion

  3. trapezium, trapezium bone, os trapeziumnoun

    the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals

Wiktionary

  1. trapeziumnoun

    A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel; a trapezoid (modern sense)

  2. trapeziumnoun

    A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.

  3. trapeziumnoun

    A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.

  4. trapeziumnoun

    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.

  5. Etymology: Recorded since 1570, from Late Latin trapezium, from τραπέζιον, diminutive of τράπεζα", itself from + πέζα.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Trapeziumnoun

    A quadrilateral figure, whose four sides are not equal, and none of its sides parallel. Dict.

    Etymology: τραπέζιον; trapese, French.

    Two of the lateral trapezia are as broad. John Woodward.

ChatGPT

  1. trapezium

    A trapezium is a four-sided geometric figure or polygon with at least one pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are known as the bases of the trapezium, while the non-parallel sides are called the legs. In American English, it is called a trapezoid. However, in British English, a trapezoid is a quadrilateral with no parallel sides.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Trapeziumnoun

    a plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel

  2. Trapeziumnoun

    a bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb

  3. Trapeziumnoun

    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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trapezium

    tra-pē′zi-um, n. a plane figure having four unequal sides, no two of which are parallel: one of the wrist-bones—also Trapēze′:—pl. Trapē′zia, Trapē′ziums.—n. Trapēze′, a swing of one or more cross-bars used in gymnastic exercises.—adjs. Trapē′zian, having opposed trapeziform faces; Trapē′ziform, having the form of a trapeze.—n. Trap′ezoid (also Trapē′zoid), a plane four-sided figure like a trapezium, having two of its opposite sides parallel.—adj. Trapezoid′al, having the form of a trapezoid. [Gr. trapezion dim. of trapeza, a table; from tetra, four, pous, podos, a foot.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. trapezium

    A quadrilateral figure that has only two of its four sides parallel.

Editors Contribution

  1. trapeziumadjective

    A bone in the wrist

    The trapezium is a bone in the wrist


    Submitted by MaryC on August 26, 2023  

Entomology

  1. Trapezium

    a four-sided figure in which no two sides are parallel. {Scanner's comment: sic This is presumably an error in editing the original text. A trapezium has two sides parallel. Compare next item.}

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trapezium in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trapezium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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