əˌzɔɪd noun
1.
2.
Anatomy. a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the forefinger.
adjective
3.
Also, trap·e·zoi·dal. Geometry. of, pertaining to, or having the form of a trapezoid.
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trapezoid (ˈtræpɪˌzɔɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) Also called: trapezium a quadrilateral having two parallel sides of unequal length |
| 3. | a small bone of the wrist near the base of the index finger |
| [C18: from New Latin trapezoidēs, from Late Greek trapezoeidēs trapezium-shaped, from trapeza table] | |
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Word Origin & History
trapezoid
1706, "a trapezium," from Mod.L. trapezoides, from Late Gk. trapezoeides (Proclus), special use by Euclid of Gk. trapezoeides "trapezium-shaped," from trapeza, lit. "table" (see trapezium), + -oeides "shaped." Technically, a quadrilateral figure with no two sides parallel.
But in Eng. since c.1800, often confused with trapezium in its sense of "a quadrilateral figure having only two sides parallel."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
trapezoid trap·e·zoid (trāp'ĭ-zoid')
n.
A quadrilateral having two parallel sides.
A small bone in the wrist situated near the base of the index finger and articulating with the second metacarpal, trapezium, capitate, and scaphoid bones.
trap'e·zoid' or trap'e·zoi'dal (-zoid'l) adj.
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Science Dictionary
trapezoid  (trāp'ĭ-zoid') Pronunciation Key
A four-sided plane figure having two parallel sides. |
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Cultural Dictionary
trapezoid [(trap-uh-zoyd)]A four-sided polygon in which two sides are parallel and two are not.
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