Trapezoid - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Trapezoid :  (noun)
1: a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
2: the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones [syn: trapezoid bone, os trapezoideum]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Trapezoid : \Trap"e*zoid\, n. [Gr. ? trapezoid-shaped; ? table _ ? shape, likeness: cf. F. trap['e]zo["i]de. See Trapezium.] 1. (Geom.) A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other.

2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Trapezoid : \Trap"e*zoid\, a. 1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Trapezoid

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