Trapezium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural tra·pe·zi·ums, tra·pe·zi·a [truh-pee-zee-uh]. /trəˈpi zi ə/.
  1. Geometry.
    • (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram.
    • a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel.
    • trapezoid (def. 1a).
  2. a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the thumb.
noun plural -ziums or -zia (-zɪə)
  1. a quadrilateral having two parallel sides of unequal length
  2. a quadrilateral having neither pair of sides parallel
  3. a small bone of the wrist near the base of the thumb
Plural trapeziums trapezia
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