trapezium
/træˈpi.zi.əm/
词源链
- 英语English
trapezium
词源说明
Learned borrowing from Late Latin trapezium, borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾰπέζῐον (trăpézĭon, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “small table”), from τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). First attested in 1570. Doublet of trapeze.
释义
名词noun
- 1(geometry, UK, Australia, New Zealand) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel.
- 2(geometry, US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.
- 3(anatomy) The trapezium bone of the wrist.