trapeze en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɹəˈpiːz/ (UK)
Etymology
From French trapèze, from Latin trapezium. Doublet of trapezium.
Meanings
- (archaic) A trapezium.
- A swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.
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The trapezium bone.
[…] the distance between the top of the flexor retinaculum and an imaginary line drawn between the trapeze and the hamate.
2013, World Health Organization, Manual of Diagnostic Ultrasound, volume 2, page 463:
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A certain yo-yo trick.
I begin a roller-coaster trick by throwing a trapeze, making the yo-yo loop around the finger of my left hand and then land back on the string.
2011, Karen Krossing, The Yo-Yo Prophet, page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trapezes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trapezist · trapeze dress · trapeze artist · trapezelike
Translations (22)
ru трапе́ция (swinging horizontal bar) · ja 空中ブランコ (swinging horizontal bar) · fi trapetsi (swinging horizontal bar) · gl trapecio (swinging horizontal bar) · cs visutá hrazda (swinging horizontal bar) · it trapezio (swinging horizontal bar) · pt trapézio (swinging horizontal bar) · pl trapez (swinging horizontal bar) · es trapecio (swinging horizontal bar) · mk трапез (swinging horizontal bar) · tr trapez (swinging horizontal bar) · ca trapezi (swinging horizontal bar) · ro trapez (swinging horizontal bar) · io trapezo (swinging horizontal bar) · sv trapets (swinging horizontal bar) · de Trapez (swinging horizontal bar) · fr trapèze (swinging horizontal bar) · hu trapéz (swinging horizontal bar) · bg трапе́ц (swinging horizontal bar) · ar أُرْجُوحَة (swinging horizontal bar) · hy ճոճաձող (swinging horizontal bar) · eo trapezo (swinging horizontal bar)