Meaning of TRAPEZOID
| Pronunciation: | | 'trapi`zoyd
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- [n] the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
- [n] (in US) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides
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| | Synonyms: | | os trapezoideum, trapezoid bone |
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| | See Also: | | carpal, carpal bone, quadrangle, quadrilateral, tetragon, wrist bone | |
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\Trap"e*zoid\, n. [Gr. ? trapezoid-shaped; ? table + ?
shape, likeness: cf. F. trap['e]zo["i]de. See {Trapezium}.]
1. (Geom.) A plane four-sided figure, having two sides
parallel to each other.
2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second
metacarpal, or index finger.
\Trap"e*zoid\, a.
1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the
trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and
the clavicle.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as,
the trapezoid line.
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