समलंब

Hindi

Alternative forms

समलम्ब (samlamb)

Etymology

Sanskritic bahuvrīhi compound of सम (sam, “same”) +‎ लंब (lamb, “perpendicular, altitude”), since both altitudes from the base (one of the parallel sides) of a trapezium are of equal length.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /səm.ləmb/, [sɐ̃m.lɐ̃mb]

Noun

समलंब • (samlamb) m

(geometry) trapezium: quadrilateral with two sides parallel
(anatomy) trapezoid bone

Declension

Declension of समलंब (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समलंब samlamb	समलंब samlamb
oblique	समलंब samlamb	समलंबों samlambõ
vocative	समलंब samlamb	समलंबो samlambo