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trapezium

/tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
tra-pe-zi-um
IPA
/tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.

American usage; Dated

noun

The trapezium bone of the wrist.

noun

A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin trapezium, borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾰπέζῐον (trăpézĭon, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “small table”), from τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). First attested in 1570. Doublet of trapeze.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trapeziums (plural) trapezia (plural)

Derived Forms

scaphotrapezium

Phrases

trapezium rule

Frequently Paired Words

trapeze trapeziform trapezius trapezoid

Synonyms

trapeze trapezoid irregular quadrilateral trapezium bone os trapezium

Questions

How do you pronounce trapezium?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/.
What does trapezium mean?
A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
Where does trapezium come from?
Learned borrowing from Late Latin trapezium, borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾰπέζῐον (trăpézĭon, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “small table”), from τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). First attested in 1570. Doublet of trapeze.

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