English

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

Etymology

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

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Noun

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trapezoid (plural trapezoids)

  1. (geometry, US, Canada) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
    • 2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 178:
      There was a trapezoid of light on his shoulder, some bright fragment torn from a greater plane.
  2. (geometry, British, Australia, New Zealand) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel.
  3. (anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
  4. (ice hockey) The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English trapezoid.

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Noun

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trapezoid (plural trapezoid-trapezoid)

  1. trapezoid (a convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel)
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Polish

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trapezoid

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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trapezoid m inan (related adjective trapezoidalny)

  1. (geometry) trapezium, trapezoid (quadrilateral with two sides parallel and two sides non-parallel)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French trapézoïde. By surface analysis, trapez +‎ -oid.

Noun

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trapezoid n (plural trapezoide)

  1. trapezoid

Declension

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Declension of trapezoid
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative trapezoid trapezoidul trapezoide trapezoidele
genitive-dative trapezoid trapezoidului trapezoide trapezoidelor
vocative trapezoidule trapezoidelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From New Latin trapezoides.

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

Noun

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trapezòīd m (Cyrillic spelling трапезо̀ӣд)

  1. trapezium

References

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  • trapezoid”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025