English

Noun
en-noun|pl2=trapezia

1. context|geometry|British A four-sided polygon with two non-adjacent parallel sides.
2. context|geometry|US A four-sided polygon with no two sides parallel.
3. A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.
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.

Usage notes
sense|geometry|US|four-sided polygon with no two sides parallel The terms term|trapezium and term|trapezoid have swapped meanings in the US as compared with the rest of the world.

Synonyms
sense|geometry|British|four-sided polygon with two non-adjacent parallel sides qualifier|US trapezoid
sense|geometry|US|four-sided polygon with no two sides parallel qualifier|British trapezoid

Translations
trans-top|polygon with two parallel sides
French: trapèze m
trans-mid
Italian: trapezio m
trans-bottom

trans-top|polygon with no parallel sides
French: trapézoïde m
Hebrew: he-translation|�רפ�|trapéz m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|bone
French: trapèze m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|region of the brain
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
trapeze
trapeziform
trapezius
trapezoid

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Shapes
Category:Skeleton

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