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trapezoid

noun
/ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/UK/ˈtɹæpəzɔɪd/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τραπέζιον (trapézion, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “a little table”) + -oid (“resembling”).

  1. derived from τραπέζιον

Definitions

  1. A (convex) quadrilateral with two (non-adjacent) parallel sides.

    • There was a trapezoid of light on his shoulder, some bright fragment torn from a greater plane.

  2. A convex quadrilateral with no sides parallel.

  3. The trapezoid bone of the wrist.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within…

      The marked trapezoidal area immediately behind the goal line and the goal itself within which the goaltender may touch the puck.

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