Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [truh-pee-zee-uh m]
- /trəˈpi zi əm/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [truh-pee-zee-uh m]
- /trəˈpi zi əm/
Definitions of trapezia word
- noun plural trapezia Geometry. (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram. a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel. British. trapezoid (def 1a). 1
- noun plural trapezia Anatomy. a bone in the wrist that articulates with the metacarpal bone of the thumb. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of trapezia
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < New Latin < Greek trapézion kind of quadrilateral, literally, small table, equivalent to trápez(a) table (shortening of *tetrapeza object having four feet, equivalent to tetra- four + péza foot, akin to poús, podós; see tetra-, foot) + -ion diminutive suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Trapezia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trapezia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
trapezia usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trapezia
noun trapezia
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with tr
- Words starting with tra
- Words starting with trap
- Words starting with trape
- Words starting with trapez
- Words starting with trapezi
- Words starting with trapezia