Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trapezoid

/ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: trape-zoid
IPA: /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

noun

The trapezoid bone of the wrist.

noun

The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.

Example Sentences

"There was a trapezoid of light on his shoulder, some bright fragment torn from a greater plane."
"The dining room was closed (this was the height of the pandemic), but peeking through the trapezoid windows, Mr. Pujol, 53, saw the Pizza Hut of his childhood."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tr̥- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂-der. Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek τρᾰπεζοειδής (trăpezoeidḗs)bor. New Latin trapezoïdēslbor. English trapezoid Learned borrowing from New Latin trapezoïdēs. By surface analysis, trapeze + -oid. First attested in 1704.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/
British English: /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trapezoids (plural)

Derived Forms

magnotrapezoid retrotrapezoid spinotrapezoid subtrapezoid trapezoidal

Phrases

Ames trapezoid isosceles trapezoid right trapezoid trapezoid rule

Frequently Paired Words

scaphoid lunate triquetrum pisiform hamate capitate trapezium

Synonyms

trapezium irregular quadrilateral trapezoid bone os trapezoideum

Questions

How do you pronounce trapezoid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/.
What does trapezoid mean?: A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
Where does trapezoid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tr̥- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂-der. Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek τρᾰπεζοειδής (trăpezoeidḗs)bor. New Latin trapezoïdēslbor. English trapezoid Learned borrowing from New Latin trapezoïdēs. By surface analysis, trapeze + -oid. First attested in 1704.

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