TRAPEZOIDS

Noun

trapezoids

plural of trapezoid

Source: Wiktionary


TRAPEZOID

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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