As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
trapezium, trapezium bone, os trapezium
(noun) the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
Trapezium
(noun) a multiple star in the constellation of Orion
trapezium
(noun) a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trapezia
plural of trapezium
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*pe"zi*um, n.; pl. E. Trapeziums, L. Trapezia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Tetra-) + Foot.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel.
2. (Anat.) (a) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb. (b) 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.