trapezium
(geometry, US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(geometry, US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(anatomy) The trapezium bone of the wrist.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(geometry, British, AU, NZ) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
Origin: Recorded since 1570, learned borrowing from , from , diminutive of table.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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