trapezoid

English
Trapezoid (1) (US).
Trapezoid (2) (UK).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • enPR: tră'pəzoid, IPA(key): /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/
  • Audio (AU)(file)

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.
  3. (anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations
quadrilateral with two sides parallel — see trapezium
quadrilateral with no sides parallel — see trapezium

Polish
trapezoid

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tra.pɛˈzɔ.it/
  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: tra‧pe‧zo‧id

Noun

trapezoid m inan

  1. trapezium; irregular quadrilateral

Declension
Declension of trapezoid
singular plural
nominative trapezoid trapezoidy
genitive trapezoidu trapezoidów
dative trapezoidowi trapezoidom
accusative trapezoid trapezoidy
instrumental trapezoidem trapezoidami
locative trapezoidzie trapezoidach
vocative trapezoidzie trapezoidy

Further reading
  • trapezoid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trapezoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French trapézoïde.

Noun

trapezoid n (plural trapezoide)

  1. trapezoid

Declension
Declension of trapezoid
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) trapezoid trapezoidul (niște) trapezoide trapezoidele
genitive/dative (unui) trapezoid trapezoidului (unor) trapezoide trapezoidelor
vocative trapezoidule trapezoidelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From New Latin trapezoides.

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

Noun

trapezòīd m (Cyrillic spelling трапезо̀ӣд)

  1. trapezium

References
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