trapezoid

The definition of a trapezoid is a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel.

(noun)

An example of a trapezoid is the base of a pyramid when the top is flat and there is not a point.

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See trapezoid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a plane figure with four sides, only two of which are parallel
  2. Brit. trapezium (sense )
  3. Anat. a small bone of the wrist near the base of the index finger

Origin: ModL trapezoides < Gr trapezoeides, shaped like a trapezoid: see trapezium & -oid

adjective

shaped like a trapezoid

See trapezoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A quadrilateral having two parallel sides.
  2. A small bone in the wrist, situated near the base of the index finger.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin trapezoīdēs

Origin: , from Greek trapezoeidēs, trapezium-shaped

Origin: : trapeza, table; see trapezium

Origin: + -oeidēs, -oid

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Related Forms:

  • trapˈe·zoidˌ, trapˌe·zoiˈdal (-zoidˈl) adjective

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