TRAPEZOIDAL

trapezoidal

(adjective) resembling a trapezoid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

trapezoidal (comparative more trapezoidal, superlative most trapezoidal)

In the shape of a trapezoid, or having some faces which have one pair of parallel sides.

Source: Wiktionary


Trap`e*zoid"al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. trapézoïdal.]

1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoid.

2. (Min.)

Definition: Tranpezohedral.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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