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    trapezium

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Shapes, patterns, Maths
    tra·pe·zi·um /trəˈpiːziəm/ noun [countable] technical  1. British EnglishCF a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel 梯形 →5 see picture at 见图 shape12. American EnglishCF a shape with four sides, none of which are parallel 不规则四边形    Origin trapezium (1500-1600) Modern Latin Greek trapezion “small table, trapezium”, from trapeza “table”, from tra- “four” + peza “foot”
    tra·pe·zi·um nounChineseSyllable


    trapezium
    tra‧pe‧zi‧um /trəˈpiːziəm/ noun [countable] technical
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Modern Latin
     Origin: Greek trapezion 'small table, trapezium', from trapeza 'table', from tra- 'four' + peza 'foot'
    1. British English a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel
    2. American English a shape with four sides, none of which are parallel


    tra·pez·iumBrE /trəˈpiːziəm/ 🔊NAmE /trəˈpiːziəm/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    tra·pez·iums     or
    tra·pezia BrE /trəˈpiːziə/ 🔊 NAmE /trəˈpiːziə/ 🔊     )     (geometry 几何)
    (BrE) (NAmE trap·ez·oid) a flat shape with four straight sides, one pair of opposite sides being parallel and the other pair not parallel 梯形    (NAmE) (BrE trap·ez·oid) a flat shape with four straight sides, none of which are parallel 不规则四边形