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trapeziums

Syllables: tra·pe·zi·ums/tɹəˈpiː.zi.əmz/US/tɹæˈpi.zi.əmz/

trapeziums is the plural of trapezium.

Meaning of trapezium

Noun

trapezium (plural trapeziums or trapezia)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
    1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel and two sides non-parallel.
  2. (US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
    Synonyms:
    trapezoid, irregular quadrilateral
  3. The trapezium bone of the wrist.
  4. A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.

Questions about trapeziums

What is trapeziums the plural of?
Trapeziums is the plural of trapezium.
How do you pronounce trapeziums?
Trapeziums is pronounced /tɹəˈpiː.zi.əmz/.

Words near trapeziums in the dictionary

  1. trapezium
  2. trapezium bone
  3. trapezium bones
  4. trapezium rule
  5. trapezium rules
  6. trapeziums
  7. trapezius
  8. trapeziuses
  9. trapezocracy
  10. trapezohedra
  11. trapezohedral

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