trapezoid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- tră'pəzoid
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /trəˈpiːzɔɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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(Canada, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
There was a trapezoid of light on his shoulder, some bright fragment torn from a greater plane.
2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 178: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.
2026 March 3, Steven Kurutz, “That Red Roof! Those Tiffany Lamps! It’s a Pizza Hut From the Past.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (Australia, New-Zealand, UK) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel.
- The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
- The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trapezoids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
capitate · trapezium · pisiform · scaphoid · lunate · triquetrum · hamate
Deriveds
retrotrapezoid · subtrapezoid · magnotrapezoid · spinotrapezoid · right trapezoid · trapezoid rule · trapezoidal · Ames trapezoid · isosceles trapezoid
Descendants
Hypernyms
quadrilateral · polygon · shape
Synonyms
trapezium · irregular quadrilateral · trapezium
Translations (6)
fr trapézoïde (trapezoid bone) · fi iso monikulmaluu (trapezoid bone) · ca trapezoide (trapezoid bone) · pt trapezoide (trapezoid bone) · pl kość czworoboczna mniejsza (trapezoid bone) · es trapezoide (trapezoid bone)