trapezoidal

See also: trapézoïdal

English

Etymology

From trapezoid +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl

Adjective

trapezoidal (comparative more trapezoidal, superlative most trapezoidal)

1. In the shape of a trapezoid, or having some faces which have one pair of parallel sides.
   • 2013, Jeffrey D. Anderson, Arapaho Women's Quillwork: Motion, Life, and Creativity, page 61:

     On the each end was a leanback made of willow rods tied together in a tapered trapezoidal form set at an angle. Covers of buffalo hide with the hair on and quillwork designs were draped over the leanback and bed surface.

Derived terms

• trapezoidal rule

 

Related terms

• trapezoid

Translations

in the shape of a trapezoid

• Catalan: trapezoïdal (ca)
• Czech: lichoběžníkový
• Galician: trapezoide (gl)
• German: trapezförmig (de)
• Romanian: trapezoidal (ro)
• Spanish: trapezoidal (es)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French trapézoïdal.

Adjective

trapezoidal m or n (feminine singular trapezoidală, masculine plural trapezoidali, feminine and neuter plural trapezoidale)

1. trapezoidal

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	trapezoidal		trapezoidală		trapezoidali	trapezoidale
	definite	trapezoidalul		trapezoidala		trapezoidalii	trapezoidalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	trapezoidal		trapezoidale		trapezoidali	trapezoidale
	definite	trapezoidalului		trapezoidalei		trapezoidalilor	trapezoidalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tɾapeθoiˈdal/ [t̪ɾa.pe.θoi̯ˈð̞al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾapesoiˈdal/ [t̪ɾa.pe.soi̯ˈð̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tra‧pe‧zoi‧dal

Adjective

trapezoidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural trapezoidales)

1. trapezoidal

Further reading

• “trapezoidal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10