trapezoid

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”) + -oid (“resembling”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: tră'pəzoid, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/

Noun

trapezoid (plural trapezoids)

1. (geometry, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
2. (geometry, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel and no equal sides.
3. (anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.

Noun

trapezoid m inan

1. (US) trapezium; (UK) irregular quadrilateral

Etymology

From New Latin trapezoides.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trapezǒiːd/
• Hyphenation: tra‧pe‧zo‧id

Noun

trapezòīd m (Cyrillic spelling трапезо̀ӣд)

1. trapezium

References

• “trapezoid” in Hrvatski jezični portal