trapezoid (redirected from trapezoid bones)

trap·e·zoid  (trp-zoid) n. 1. A quadrilateral having two parallel sides. 2. A small bone in the wrist, situated near the base of the index finger. [New Latin trapezods, from Greek trapezoeids, trapezium-shaped : trapeza, table; see trapezium + -oeids, -oid.] trape·zoid, trape·zoidal (-zoidl) adj.

trapezoid

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trapezoid [ˈtræpɪˌzɔɪd]

n

1. (Mathematics) a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel

2. (Mathematics) the usual US and Canadian name for trapezium

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a small bone of the wrist near the base of the index finger

[from New Latin trapezoidēs, from Late Greek trapezoeidēs trapezium-shaped, from trapeza table]

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trapezoid  (trp-zoid)

A four-sided plane figure having two parallel sides.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trapezoid - a quadrilateral with two parallel sides U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 quadrangle, quadrilateral, tetragon - a four-sided polygon
	2.	trapezoid - the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones os trapezoideum, trapezoid bone carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

Translations

trapezoid [ˈtræpɪzɔɪd] N (Math) → trapezoide m

trapezoid

n (Brit) → Trapezoid nt; (US) → Trapez nt