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TRAPEZOID
trapezoid, trapezoid bone, os trapezoideum
(noun) the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
trapezoid
(noun) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
trapezoid (plural trapezoids)
(geometry, US) A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.
(geometry, British, AU, NZ) A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel and no equal sides.
(anatomy) The trapezoid bone of the wrist.
Synonyms
• (geometry, convex quadrilateral with two non-adjacent parallel sides): (British) trapezium
• (geometry, convex quadrilateral with no parallel sides): irregular quadrilateral, (US) trapezium
Source: Wiktionary
Trap"e*zoid, n. Etym: [Gr. trapézoïde. See Trapezium.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.
Trap"e*zoid, a.
1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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