[1770–80; trapezi(um) + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1770–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: advisory, crescendo, embed, lotto, parka-form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: somatoform, stratiform, tectiform, terraform, uniform
Examples of 'trapeziform' in a sentence
trapeziform
We present the design, implementation and detailed performance analysis for a class of trapeziform and flat acoustic cloaks.
Jian Zhu, Tianning Chen, Qingxuan Liang, Xiaopeng Wang, Jie Xiong, Ping Jiang 2015, 'Design and analysis of the trapeziform and flat acoustic cloaks with controllableinvisibility performance in a quasi-space', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4928100. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)