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单词 trapezium
释义

trapezium

noun

tra·​pe·​zi·​um trə-ˈpē-zē-əm How to pronounce trapezium (audio)
tra-
plural trapeziums or trapezia trə-ˈpē-zē-ə How to pronounce trapezium (audio)
tra-
1
a
: a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
b
British : trapezoid sense 1a
2
: a bone in the wrist at the base of the metacarpal of the thumb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Every Friday night in towns and cities across Britain, neon trapeziums lure drunken men to gorge on greasy meat shaved from an elephant’s leg. 1843, 10 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek trapezion, literally, small table, diminutive of trapeza table, from tra- four (akin to tettares four) + peza foot; akin to Greek pod-, pous foot — more at four, foot

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

trapezium

noun

tra·​pe·​zi·​um trə-ˈpē-zē-əm, tra- How to pronounce trapezium (audio)
plural trapeziums or trapezia -zē-ə How to pronounce trapezium (audio)
: a bone in the distal row of the carpus at the base of the thumb

called also greater multangular

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