'Trapezoid' definitions:
Definition of 'trapezoid'
(from WordNet)
noun
A quadrilateral with two parallel sides
noun
The wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones [syn: trapezoid, trapezoid bone, os trapezoideum]
Definition of 'Trapezoid'
From: GCIDE
- Trapezoid \Trap"e*zoid\, n. [Gr. ? trapezoid-shaped; ? table + ? shape, likeness: cf. F. trap['e]zo["i]de. See Trapezium.]
- 1. (Geom.) A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Trapezoid'
From: GCIDE
- Trapezoid \Trap"e*zoid\, a.
- 1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'trapezoid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cube-shaped,
- cubed,
- cubic,
- cubiform,
- cuboid,
- diced,
- foursquare,
- oblong,
- orthogonal,
- quadrangular,
- quadrate,
- quadriform,
- quadrilateral,
- rectangular,
- rhombic,
- rhomboid,
- square,
- tetragonal,
- tetrahedral,
- trapezohedral