trapezoid

A quadrilateral with two parallel sides, or a wrist bone located between the trapezium and the capitate bones.

• 🇩🇪Ein Viereck mit zwei parallelen Seiten oder ein Handwurzelknochen, der zwischen dem großen Vieleckbein und dem Kopfbein liegt.

1. Quadrilateral with two parallel sides B2 formal

   A four-sided shape (quadrilateral) that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.

   • The math teacher drew a trapezoid on the board.
   • To find the area of a trapezoid, you need the lengths of both parallel sides and the height.
   • The shape of the table was an irregular trapezoid.

   🇩🇪Trapez

   Synonyme: trapezium

2. Wrist bone C2 formal medical

   A small carpal bone in the human wrist, located between the trapezium and the capitate bones.

   • The trapezoid bone is one of the eight carpal bones in the wrist.
   • A fracture of the trapezoid bone is rare but can occur from a fall.
   • The surgeon identified an injury to the trapezoid during the examination.

   🇩🇪Trapezoidbein

   Synonyme: trapezoid bone

• trapezoids plural form
• trapezoids' possessive plural form
• trapezoid's possessive singular form