Transcription
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- [truh-pee-zee-uh m]
- /trəˈpi zi əm/
- /trəˈpiː.zi.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [truh-pee-zee-uh m]
- /trəˈpi zi əm/
Definitions of trapezium word
- noun plural trapezium Geometry. (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram. a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel. British. trapezoid (def 1a). 1
- noun plural trapezium Anatomy. a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the thumb. 1
- noun trapezium a quadrilateral having two parallel sides of unequal length 0
- noun trapezium a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel 0
- noun trapezium a small bone of the wrist near the base of the thumb 0
- noun trapezium a plane figure with four sides, no two of which are parallel 0
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Origin of trapezium
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < New Latin < Greek trapézion kind of quadrilateral, literally, small table, equivalent to trápez(a) table (shortening of *tetrapeza object having four feet, equivalent to tetra- four + péza foot, akin to poús, podós; see tetra-, foot) + -ion diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Trapezium
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trapezium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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trapezium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trapezium
noun trapezium
- quadrilateral — having four sides.
Top questions with trapezium
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